Getting in the way of oncoming traffic can be dangerous, especially if that oncoming traffic is me. Over the course of my life, I have run over a few things. I have splattered countless bugs on the windshield, perhaps squished a frog or two, and quite probably crushed a poor turtle. I remember hitting a squirrel, […]
I saw Saturn early this morning. So did a lot of other people, they just didn’t notice. Anyone who glanced at the sky could have seen it. From here on Earth, it looks like a star of average brightness. Until you look through a telescope. A telescope brings a wonder that is high above into earthly view.
I like free stuff. Free food; free gifts; free time. I even like buy-one-get-one-free sales at the grocery store. I don’t think I am unique in this. There seems to be something in most all of us that finds it hard to resist something free. Yesterday, I bought some chicken for lunch. Since I had
Her surgery went well. The tumor was benign. We had prayed for that. We had hoped for that. We even dared to expect that. But we knew it could have been otherwise, so we thank God for an answer to prayer and the result we had been hoping for. I don’t always get what I want. I don’t
There is a roll of insulation in my attic. It’s sitting there, packaged nice and neat, doing almost no good at all. Still rolled up tight in it’s original wrapper, it provides no insulating value. And it’s been that way for two years. When I bought it, I fully intended to take it to the
I have seen the giant Sequoia trees, but I’ve never seen the one who planted them. I have seen the Painted Desert, but I’ve never seen the one who brushed it’s colors. I have seen the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, but I’ve never seen the one who filled them. I have seen the light and
We woke up this morning to 6 inches of snow. For many people, that’s not a big deal. For folks in Atlanta GA, it’s a big deal. We don’t often see that much snow, and when we do, it causes a major disruption in lifestyle. In Georgia, we’re really not prepared for snow. Our fleet of
I have been on many rides at many amusement parks but the wildest ride I ever went on was at a place called Fair Park in Nashville, TN. The late, great, Fair Park was closed down years ago. The old wooden roller coaster was dismantled. The Tilt-a-whirl tossed in the scrap heap. But there is one wild
There will be a total lunar eclipse tonight. In this instance, the moon reminds me of my ego. There are occasions when it drops completely behind the shadow of the cross, allowing the light to fall only on Jesus. But those occasions are pretty rare, last only for a few minutes, and usually occur while I’m sleeping.