Do you, like me, find yourself puzzled by the world in which we live?  Though I work at being patient and try to understand, so much of the world I which I live is beyond my comprehension these days. One… Continue reading

When a family member or friend is in crisis with an addiction issue a frequently used tool is the intervention. A group gathers to meet with that person with the sole purpose bringing awareness and, hopefully, provoking a willingness to… Continue reading

Thanking God for the blessings of my life always includes mention of those people who are ‘my team’ not in the sense that I own them, but as those who are ‘doing life’ alongside of me. Some are there just… Continue reading

At the border of Israel is one of the strangest ‘lakes’ in the world – the Dead Sea. It is a mineral-laden lake surrounded by barren desert. When Bev and I toured there, we watched other tourists enter the water… Continue reading

On this Monday morning, a fresh week just starting, are you already looking forward to Friday? I loved those popular 1980’s Dunkin’™ commercials featuring Fred, the baker, waking up before dawn declaring – “Time to make the donuts.” Over the… Continue reading

I love being at ‘home!’  Home is where things are familiar, where I have a sense of security. The pictures on the wall say, “This is Jerry’s place!”  When I pull into my driveway, I anticipate stepping inside the door,… Continue reading

“I want to run away,” I sometimes say, half-jokingly, when I feel like the challenges are too much. In that moment, a little cabin on a river somewhere deep in the mountains of Idaho sounds inviting – yes, just for… Continue reading

I went to bed with a heavy heart and woke up feeling much the same. After a quick scan of news headlines from the whole political spectrum, the one thing just about everybody agrees on is that the “Presidential” debate… Continue reading

Repent! Nobody really likes that call. When my children were young, part of my responsibility was to correct, to call them to change their ways. Did they enjoy that? They didn’t and neither did I! I loved recognizing their accomplishments,… Continue reading

2020 has turned too many of us into cynics! A cynic, by the dictionary’s definition, “is a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.” Henry Ward Beecher, a well… Continue reading