The ornamental crabapple is blooming in my back yard. It serves no purpose except beauty. Tiny dark fuchsia buds open to pale pink blossoms about the size of a quarter. They cover the lawn and patio as the winds tug them loose. They will last a week or more depending…
Read moreI’ve been seeing it more and more on social media, opinions being shared about people and their wrong doings. In the latest news of family faith actress Lori Laughlin who has been in the news for allegations that she used money to buy her daughters way into college, the hammer…
Read moreI lost my glasses one week ago. I looked everywhere — all over my house, in the classrooms where I had last taught, in the Lost and Found on campus… no glasses. Although I can see to drive, and see my students, I cannot read anything without my glasses. So…
Read moreIn the Bible, Numbers chapter 20 gives the account which impacted Moses severely as he led the Israelites to the promised land. Repeatedly the people complained and blamed Moses for their misery. Their constant cry was, “Why have you brought us into this wilderness to die? Why did you make…
Read moreOn Sunday morning, my friend Andy shared a simple yet profound message based on three words. “Father, forgive them…” In noting these words Jesus spoke while on the cross, Andy described this prayer, encouraging us to pray the same. This prayer was: Persevering prayer –We need to continue and not grow…
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