Happy Monday. What a week! The news has been filled with things that bring fear to our lives, makes us faint-hearted. People’s lives snuffed out by a giant typhoon in Asia. Two-hundred-ninety-eight travelers leaving Amsterdam for a “normal” flight, shot … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. Another month has flown and we are more than a half way through 2014. Mercy! Time flies. That exclamation, “mercy,” was one my mom used in place of other slang words or cursing. It meant, “I’m puzzled,” “I’m … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. How’s your anchor? So many today feel their lives are shaking, unstable, with so much bad news in the media and in their own personal lives. Discouragement can begin to overwhelm to the point of despair, loss of … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. It’s Summer! Maybe you feel it. This is what we were wishing for in those frigid days of winter–so no complaining. Perhaps it would be good to set some new goals rather than “just going with the flow” on … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. I am a “work in progress.” So is each and every one of us. The only alternatives are stagnation or death. I was thinking along this line last week on garbage day. Every Thursday morning, in my neighborhood, … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. Hats off to all who have run this race before us. “A day seared in memories.” So said my daily paper a few days ago. Of course, it was referring to the seventieth anniversary of D-Day, a day … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. “For who hath despised the day of small things…” Zechariah 4:10 Haven’t we all felt “little,” that our lives are insignificant, at some time? My daughter Becky sent me the following and it encouraged me. As aging creeps … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. Happy “Decoration Day.” You may be wondering, “What’s that?” Today, being Memorial Day, is a day we honor the memory of all the heroes of the past and present, who gave their all. It was originally known as … Continue reading →

Happy Monday. Keep walking. There has been much in the news lately about wildfires burning in the West. People have lost homes, acres of land have been incinerated, and smoke is clouding the horizon. How sad to hear reports of … Continue reading →