Looking Ahead in Advent

When I was a teenager, my father and I, along with my best friend and his father, went on a fishing trip to southeastern Kansas.  This was not your typical touristy fishing destination, but to my friend’s family farm. Like most fishing trips I have been on, the...

The Gift of Life and Health!

Barry loved the gift that he got from his mom for his birthday last year.  She could tell that he really loved the watch that she got through work, but that was not something they would normally spend that kind of money on.  But because she had been working a lot of...

The Importance of Routine

These last couple of days have been challenging.   There has been a lot going on.  I have been running my cars here and there trying to get them serviced.  I have been working with the contractor that is remodeling our upstairs washroom and trying to make sure that...

Easter is Coming – What Will it Mean?

“O Lord, this holy season of Lent is passing quickly. I entered into it with fear, but also with great expectations. I hoped for a great breakthrough, a powerful conversion, a real change of heart; I wanted Easter to be a day so full of light that not even a...

Ash Wednesday – Creating Awareness

I am a little embarrassed!  This morning at the gym I was finishing my workout (I was worn out, so that is my excuse) and I noticed a young woman working out who had something on her forehead.  I couldn’t tell if it was her black hair stuck to the forehead with...

Every Eye Will See Him

A week ago, Friday, after I got out of the shower, I heard Lori yelling from downstairs, “We have a leak!”  Which to be honest is NOT what you want to hear after you shut off the water in the tub.  Those words are usually a harbinger of bad news and costly...