WHY I GO TO CHURCH
If you don't now, I hope you soon make the choice to attend church. Paul tells us in Hebrews 10:24-25, "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Jesus went to the synagogue "as was his custom." Even though he was...
Ignite your DASH
Joseph Epstein once said, "We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents or the country of our birth. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness,...
12 Years on the Big Yellow School Bus
School Memories – Part 1 I was Fortunate to Get to Ride the School Bus You might wonder why I say I was fortunate to get to ride the school bus! I say that because I truly consider it a fortunate experience, now that I’m older. Many wonderful, life-long...
Stop Complaining and Be the Change You Want to See
Complain, Complain, Complain! I was recently listening to a talk radio station. The speakers were complaining about all sorts of worldwide issues, but they were offering few solutions. No doubt, if you subscribe to Facebook, you are constantly bombarded with posts consisting of complaints without offered solutions. I’m convinced...
Turning a Negative into a Positive – Part 2
Conference Topic Choosing my topic for this conference, Turning a Negative into a Positive, was in fact turning a negative into a positive. I had intended to google possible topics but couldn’t do that after my laptop was broken (story in part 1). So I resorted to television shows...
Turning a Negative into a Positive
Turning a Negative into a Positive often takes a conscious effort....
Brutally Cold Snow Days
The Good and Bad Memories Snow days can invoke good and bad memories, mostly dependent upon how old you were and what your occupation was at the time of the memory. As I sit writing today at my dining room table, I can look out the window at a...
A Shivaree Required a Good Sense of Humor
Shivarees appear to be non-existent today but the memories of them linger with folks from Hatton. To my knowledge, it’s been at least 35 years since anyone in our area has been shivareed. In fact, most people under the age of 50 probably have never heard of a shivaree....
Expect the Unexpected
And Embrace It! We learned from 2020 to Expect the Unexpected and were forced to embrace it. But, we didn’t like it and now are looking forward to having nothing unexpected happen in 2021. But in looking back, I realize that each year is full of the Unexpected. How...
Christmas Trees
Seriously, you hear people say they long for the good old days when times were simpler. They obviously aren't thinking about Christmas trees....