I just finished getting ready for the big shopping day, “Black Friday.” I have my list of “must haves” and my plan of where to begin at 4 AM. I have gone through the flyers and found the best deals. And, as I write this, I am watching one of…
Read moreI must admit, I first imagined that everyone would be so busy with the Thanksgiving festivities and family gatherings that no one will be reading. But then the next thought, “what about those who aren’t as busy on these holidays?” So dear sisters in Christ, and those just passing by…
Read more“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does…
Read moreTraveling along the Kansas highway is quite uneventful. Plains, plains, and more plains. To conquer my boredom on the way to Illinois, I found entertainment by reading freeway billboards and semitrucks’ mudflaps. I wrote the phrases that made me laugh or think. Here are some: “If you can’t see my mirrors, I can’t…
Read moreSome people are just naturally optimistic. You know what I’m talking about – the ones who always see the glass as half full while the rest of us sit around and discuss the reasons why the glass is half empty, how it got so empty and who’s to blame. But,…
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