On the Day I Die One of life’s great blessings is that not one of us knows the exact day we will die. Well, at least I think so. I could not imagine being a teenager and knowing how many years I would live or the date of my death. That would take away the fun… Read More »
Fighters Here we all are at the end of another year – but not just any year – this is the end of 2020 – a year none of us ever want to see again. We all fought to get through this year- and we made it. We all fought hard this past year to keep… Read More »
Christmas Magic The Christmas lights glowing in the rain do not look like Christmas lights to me. They look old and hazy and out-of-place and oddly out of time. I feel as though I have suddenly been thrust into the middle of March and people have forgotten to take down their Christmas decorations. It doesn’t seem… Read More »
The Real Story of the Christmas Tree After doing some research, it’s obvious to me that, to this point, no one really knew how this whole Christmas tree thing got started. It’s not like someone picked up a pen and kept notes. But I did some digging, and I can now tell you the real story… Read More »
The True Spirit of Christmas “So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 Winter has arrived ahead of schedule this year. Tonight, I look out my window and see softly falling flakes of snow drifting in the dim light of the old lamp post in my… Read More »
The Virus that Stole Christmas It’s another gray December day. I’ve been walking for about an hour and my legs and back are starting to bother me. I’ve been walking too much lately and I’m not a young man anymore. Who am I kidding? Not a young man indeed. Let’s spare the euphemisms and tell it… Read More »