Yesterday, I went to the funeral of a guy I didn’t know. It was interesting to hear about his life and his Christian walk. I think I’ll look him up when I get to Heaven.
The walnuts woke me up last night. They fall from the tree beside our house onto the roof, making a terrible racket in the process. My poor roof suffers from the pounding. Every year I think “This is the last year I am putting up with that.” A few weeks ago I even crawled on the roof
Bloom where you are planted. It’s the best way to get your beauty noticed. . . and to keep from getting mowed over. 😉 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
I was blessed this morning while reading the story of Daniel and the Lion’s Den. I challenge you to read it from the King’s perspective. If you are like me, you may find that you can relate more to his arrogance, impetuousness, remorse, worry, self effort, attempt at faith and . . . God’s rescue.
When I was a small child, I used to play in the back yard with a friend named Benji. I don’t remember much about Benji. We moved away when I was 6. I remember even less about Benji’s dad. But there was one incident involving Benji and his father that has always stuck with me.
I woke up this morning with weeds growing in my brain. Saturday mornings are a time when I sleep in a little bit, and if I am not careful, the weeds can take hold while I lay in bed contemplating the day. When I feel the weeds growing, I know it’s time to crawl out
I went swimming today, perhaps for the last time this year. The day was hot and the pool water was warm, so I jumped in. I love that feeling of reckless abandon when my feet leave the deck and I am flying toward the water. I break the surface and the water envelopes me, inviting
A few nights ago, I went out with my little telescope to look at the stars. The light pollution in Atlanta is so bad that it makes it very difficult to see anything unless it is very bright, but I still found a few things worth seeing. There were some binary stars, a few barely