Truly privileged

Truly privileged

The word privilege is used in our culture today for a variety of reasons but mostly to define benefits given to people of a certain race or income level. This isn’t a political or social blog so I will be using that word as it is used in the dictionary. That said, the...
And the Emmy goes to . . . no one I know

And the Emmy goes to . . . no one I know

By the time you read this, the awards will have been passed out and discussed in the media and around the office workroom. Do you know, or care, who won? Does any of it change anything in your life?  Maybe. I looked over the list of nominees and, for the first time I...
Dear, Lord: I’m ready to listen

Dear, Lord: I’m ready to listen

Those are words God longs to hear. How much of your time with God is spent listening to him?  When does the Lord interrupt your thoughts with one of his?  Our greatest need for prayer isn’t the requests we lay before him. The answers we most need are often to...
Your best help for 2024

Your best help for 2024

It’s a new year! We are getting a lot of emails suggesting they have the corner on the market for shedding those extra holiday pounds. I can sum those emails up in one suggestion: Eat less and exercise more.  We are getting a lot of advice and ads about...
And that’s a wrap

And that’s a wrap

My husband and I were doing some last-minute cleaning for the holiday when I said, “Didn’t we just put up this Christmas tree?”  He responded, “Wasn’t it just Halloween!”  For the two of us, 2023 was a blur of changes.  We are looking forward to a much calmer 2024....
The gift Jesus gave his mom

The gift Jesus gave his mom

Jesus didn’t celebrate Christmas, and neither did the early Christians. Jesus wasn’t born in the winter either. There are several theories as to why we celebrate Christmas on December 25, but the most common belief dates the holiday back to the third century. The...