Those who know me know I like a good bargain. When Jim and I first married, we went to our favorite Mexican food restaurant on Sundays and bought one of the specials for that day. The chips, queso, salsa, and tortillas were free—and they brought plenty. We drank water and left our ten-dollar bill on […]
This blog post might sound a little political in the beginning, but keep reading to get to my real point. I think it will be good food for thought. I’ve changed a few study habits as a result! I used to watch the news too often; now I don’t watch it very much. I used to […]
Jim and I watched every minute of John McCain’s funeral. It is a rare moment to watch an important moment in history unfold as it happens. I had another blog post planned but wanted to share this thought instead. What is a life well lived? I think some very important people offered an answer to […]
Jim and I spent a week in Philadelphia visiting historical sites we had never seen before. I’ve thought a lot about what we saw during those days. An old, three-story home filled with used books. But, only a few of those books were about God. Mansions filled with priceless art, décor, furniture, and history. The […]
“What If I Gave Everything” is a song by Casting Crowns and a question I think all of us should ask ourselves. This is the time of year I tend to become a bit contemplative. The summer is drawing to a close. The fall season has always created a sense of “new beginnings” in me. […]
“Life Changes” is the title track on Thomas Rhett’s new album and a perfect intro for this blog post. I saw Rhett perform it on ABC’s CMA Fest and knew I wanted to know more about him. I’m not a huge country music fan, but I like some of the songs, and this one especially […]
I read these words by Eric Metaxas and they stuck: “Ideas have consequences; bad ideas have victims. And perhaps no ideas have produced more victims than those behind the sexual revolution.” Metaxas works with the Chuck Colson ministry, and they are going to do a short online course on the subject. I wanted to write […]
Google announced a new level of artificial intelligence to the workplace. Google Docs is introducing a grammar checker. A Fortune article said, “Some of the things that the new grammar checker will scan for include when to use articles like ‘a’ or ‘an’ in a sentence.” I’ve also heard that it will correct common mistakes like […]
They call these the dog days of summer for a reason. It’s 100-whatever degrees outside. A trip to the mailbox is about all the time a person should spend away from their A/C. Getting home from the grocery store with ice cream requires running at least two of the not-really-that-red streetlights. And if you think […]
I watched two boys swimming in the pond and wondered what to do. The younger boy wasn’t as good a swimmer as his older brother, and, when he was halfway across the pond, I started to worry about him. I was relieved to see him finally stand up and walk to the edge. A few […]