Perhaps I am a Scrooge. It is a little difficult to admit, but there is a part of me that leans toward the “Bah! Humbug!” side of Christmas. Maybe it’s because I am too selfish. Not with money. With time. Christmas always comes with so many demands on my time. The to-do list is a […]
We prayed for a good deal on a Sugar Glider. We prayed for a good deal on a Green Cheeked Conure. We saw the Sugar Glider for sale on Craigslist.com 15 minutes after it was posted, even though it was not listed correctly. We went to the lady’s house for the good deal on the
While I slept this morning, my automatic coffee maker made coffee for me. My automatic bread machine made cranberry bread for me. When my alarm automatically went off at the right time, I got up to enjoy the automatically made coffee along with the automatically made bread, while reading an automatic electronically delivered devotion. It
I was working on a mount for my telescope tonight. There was measuring, cutting, sanding, and drilling involved. I don’t have an excessive amount of tools, but I do have most of what I need, and when it comes to drills, I have more than what I need. I have two drills; an old one,
Sometimes in life, people play games that we, as Christians, ought not to play. We may take the better choice and stand aside while others vie for the title of champion of something not worth winning. We may choose not to play the game, but that does not mean we can always avoid being involved.
There is a crooked tree in our backyard. It’s my fault. When it was very young, I transplanted it from where it ought not be, to a place where it could grow nice and tall. Then a year or two later, in an overzealous effort to free it from an evil clingy kudzu vine, I broke the top
Our grow group at church has been going through “The Truth Project” material from Focus on the Family. It is very good material that teaches a Christian worldview on a variety of topics such as science, politics, work, social order, etc. At the foundation of the class is the assumption that the Bible is the
I used to think that little things didn’t bother people as they got older because they had matured. They had learned to ignore the small stuff and focus on bigger issues. Now that I am older, I know better. Older people aren’t ignoring the small stuff. They just can’t SEE the small stuff. Such was
Below is a poem I wrote more than ten years ago and sent to poetry.com. I have hesitated to post it on my blog because, quite frankly, it’s a little embarrassing. Despite that, I have decided to swallow my pride and post it for several reasons. First, I have felt like I should for a while
There is no such thing as leftover bacon. I have never seen it and I am convinced it does not exist. In researching the topic, I have discussed the issue with several people. They have all agreed. Leftover bacon is a myth. At first, this theory may appear to defy logic. Every other food is capable