Have you heard of the Tate family? They can be found in almost every organization… Dic Tate wants to run everything. Ro Tate tries to change everything. Agi Tate stirs up trouble whenever possible. Irri Tate always lends him a hand. Hesi Tate and Vegi Tate pour cold...
Celebrate. Sacrifice. Two words we don’t usually pair together. Still, a couple of days on our calendar have been set aside to do just that. To celebrate sacrifice. One of those days is today: Memorial Day. In honor of this day, you may recognize some of these quotes:...
Quick – who was the winner of the: - 2010 Nobel Peace Prize? - 2009 Miss America pageant? - 2008 summer Olympics archery gold medal? Now identify: - the high school teacher who motivated you to be your best? - the Sunday school...
I love to read. Newspapers, magazines, books. Lots and lots of books. Now that the class I teach has ended for the year, I’ll have a chance to catch up on some recreational reading. But there’s one book in particular I will not be reading. Not because my own county...
During this past week, I either watched or learned of the following: A friend’s husband removed political bumper stickers from the family car because of safety concerns for his wife and children. A politically active local group is seeking to have a newspaper...
There’s a new fad circulating on a few social media sites. It’s a guessing game “Age Test” that offers photos of items that have fallen out of use and into obscurity. Photos of a roller-skate key, a sardine can key, an eight-track player, even drive-in movie theater...
Thunder rumbled in the distance. Dark clouds floated along the horizon, inching toward me. Someone was getting rain. An hour later, the sky cleared. The rain had bypassed us once again. After a prolonged dry season, sunny south Florida needs rain. Not the tease of a...
Benjamin Franklin once noted, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While I don’t necessarily agree, his quote seems appropriate this week. April 17th was a red-letter day…and not in a good way, unless perhaps you are receiving a...
I’m feeling my mortality this week. Yes, it’s that time of year. Facebook will soon be filled with birthday greetings. As I look forward to another year, I find myself looking back as well. What have I done with the years I have been given? What will I do with the...
These quotes say it better than I could... Matthew 27:50-53 (NIV): And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs...
Four Chaplains, Four Lifejackets, and Courage Courage was my “One Word” for 2021. So I’ve been especially...
It Is What It Is I have a friend who is fond of saying, “It is what it is.” She makes this observation when...
Holding on to Faith in the Midst of a Fuzzy Future Ahhh . . . a new year. The future wrapped in a new...