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Reflections

  • Ann Felton

    Ann Felton passed away this week in a way that was, from my perspective, suddenly. We visited last in September and it was, as always, too short a visit with exploding currents of information and more stories than I could… Continue reading

  • Amazon Gift Cards

    We don’t have time to shop between now and Christmas so we just made an executive decision to purchase some Amazon Gift Cards. I would suggest the same to some of you. This will, hopefully, give me some time to… Continue reading

  • Sunday Morning Blessing

    It is a joy to count all of you as my friends. You encourage me. What a blessing to see so many who aim for something better and toward becoming all they can be. It is a source of joy… Continue reading

  • BEST

      Abraham Lincoln: The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time. Malcolm S. Forbes: The best vision is insight. Theodore Roosevelt: The best executive is the one who has sense enough to… Continue reading

  • Left Wing/Right Wing

    Yet another reason why I resist wearing labels such as "Conservative" or "Liberal" with an upper case "C" or "L" comes to surface as I hear the word,"wing" attached to directional terms such as "left" or "right."  This comes from… Continue reading

  • Sneaky Christmas

    Christmas has been sneaking up on me for years. Here it is, the first Sunday of Advent and I am, as usual, unprepared to meet the opportunities of the season with a ready receptor and available resources. Every year I… Continue reading

  • What Goes In and Out and Makes All the Difference

    On Tuesday of last week at about 5:00 P.M., a car drove up in front of our house with three little children in it: Elijah 6 (7 next month), Kaibian (22 months), and Adrianna (2 months). The boys had been… Continue reading

  • Running the Race

    The usual imagery for "running the race" of life spiritually and in terms of our goals is that of a well defined track with markers and measured lanes. This video by some young folks reminded me that it is more… Continue reading

  • Invasion – On a Personal Note

    We were invaded yesterday and our lives changed dramatically. We had been building up for it, anticipating it, and working toward having it happen.  We prayed for the day and many of you stood with us in prayer. Now that… Continue reading

  • Persistence

    The word, "persistence" popped into my mind this afternoon as I was engaging in reflection and considering what to write. The verb "to persist" is derived from the Latin, "persistere" which is a compilation of two concepts, "per" (thoroughly) and… Continue reading