I have learned over the years that the government will let me down. They will do some things that I just can’t support or agree with. I’ve also learned that people in general will let me down. Some people will disappoint me and frustrate me. There have been times that I’ve been hurt deeply by…
If I’m feeling lost or defeated, I need someone to rescue me from that state or position. I can save a lot of things, but I can’t save myself. Saving myself is way outside the scope of any power I may have. The Lord most definitely is capable of saving anyone He choses. Isaiah speaks…
I like to watch a TV showed called “Person of Interest” and it’s about how people are being monitored by TV camera’s all over the place and how you can’t stop “being monitored or watched”. I remember when my kids were small, we had a small baby monitor in their room to hear them but…
There are certain days that come along and alter the trajectory of my life. There are days that the entire course of history is changed. I do want to make every day count rather than count my days. I do believe that any day could be a very special day or it could be a…
Pride is a “feeling of deep pleasure and satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements or the achievements of someone very close” to me – like one of my kids. Arrogance is “having an exaggerated sense of ones own abilities and importance. These two can be closely related when I’ve accomplished something that I’m proud to…
I believe grief to be one of the toughest experiences that we as humans have to experience. It can be an excruciatingly painful and long process. There aren’t any secret ways around grief – I must walk through it. I grieve when I’ve lost someone very close to me in death – this is the…
I often look at my home as a “place of refuge” from the business of life and work. I also love to be in my shop piddling with the music cranked up as a work on a hobby or re-organization of my shop area. A place of refuge can mean all sorts of things to…
This is one of my least favorite parts of parenting. I do not like punishing my children. It is however, a necessary ingredient to the recipe for raising a good kid. I believe that possible impending punishment is a motivator to help me do the right thing even if it’s for the wrong reason. I…
I love old water well houses. I think the concept of going to the well to get water is pretty nostalgic now. In our modern world, we simply hooked our house up to a water line that comes right into the house. I remember in years gone by helping people draw water from the well…
This little item is important to my wardrobe. It’s sort of considered an assessor. I’m not really picky about my belt, I just want it to work properly. In fact I’m so easy, I have mainly one belt and it’s reversible – I wear it on the black side with black & gray pants and…