Ahhh…new year, clean slate, new beginning. Twelve months of potential. But not everyone is optimistic about the future. Some say that if the past is any indication, we’re in for big trouble in 2016. Newspaper headlines from 2015 brimmed with accounts of disasters. We...
Christmas is my favorite season, but as I read the news this past week, there were several accounts that did their best to contribute a proverbial “fly in the ointment” this season. Here are a few of my Christmas peeves in the news: 1. In Tallahassee's capitol, a...
I enjoy passing along quotes from people wiser than I am. For the past several years I’ve posted a new quote on social media related to Christmas for each day of December. Today, I offer the list of these Christmas quotes as my gift to the readers of this blog. May...
You’ve probably seen one or two Hallmark Christmas movies on television. I have. Well…that’s not quite true. I haven’t seen one or two. More like thirty-one or thirty-two. Year after year. And I keep coming back for more, enjoying the warm fuzzies each story provides....
Once again, in the face of evil unleashed on the unsuspecting, God is being mocked. This time the source of mockery is a 96-year-old bastion of journalism, The Daily News, based in New York City. In response to the tragic shooting in San Bernardino, many public...
Each year, during the month of November, I post a daily declaration of something I'm thankful for. In honor of this Thanksgiving Day, here's my list for this month: A month of thanksgiving: Day 1 – Thankful for God’s sovereignty in the world…and in my life. Day 2 –...
Have you ever been thankful for nothing? For what you don’t have? For the times God said no to your request? Lately, I’ve been thinking about how thankful I am for…nothing. Yes, you read that correctly. For what I don’t have. It’s a feeling that’s been building for...
Okay, come clean. I know I’m not the only one who has occasionally been annoyed by teens who trick-or-treat on Halloween. Even putting aside their age, all too often they either dress in the goriest costumes or they don’t bother with a costume at all. (I know –...
As the weather changes and temperatures cool, our thoughts turn to the upcoming holidays. November brings thoughts of gratitude and Thanksgiving celebrations. December ushers in our rejoicing at the birth of our Savior. But before we reach those days, we have to pass...
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could declare a day for all conflicts to be resolved? Well, someone came up with that idea and declared October 15 Conflict Resolution Day. Actually, true and perfect conflict resolution will come when Jesus Christ returns. Still, I don’t...
Advent: Wonderful Counselor Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year. Since most of my friends know this,...
World Kindness Day World Kindness Day is November 13 this year. And that makes me a bit sad. Not because...
Are You Rearranging the Darkness? “Spring ahead, fall back.” Repeating this phrase is the only way I can...