Several decades ago I decided it would be fun to make Gingerbread Men with my son, Paul, and the little girl I was babysitting, Missy. At the time they were four and nine-years-old, respectively. Everything started out pretty well but it didn’t take long before they started bickering back and forth, “It’s my turn to roll the dough!…
The Great Coffee Charade
According to a recent Gallup poll 64% of Americans drink coffee. That may be true for most of America but in my little corner of the world I’d say it’s closer to 95%. Actually, I’m not sure I have ANY friends who don’t drink coffee. Personally, I love the whole coffee drinking experience. I love the smell…
A Win/Win Gift Guide
Thanksgiving is over – cue the Christmas shopping. I suppose that’s how the whole black Friday thing got started. People woke up on the Friday after Thanksgiving and thought, “Oh my stars, Christmas is just four weeks away. I’d better start shopping!” What if, however, instead of running around frantically from store to store you…
Inspired, Encouraged, Challenged and Loved
Thanksgiving is just a few days away and most of us are in the midst of shopping and/or preparing food, getting clothes packed for a weekend trip to see family, or making plans with friends. And many of us are contemplating the multitude of blessings that God has granted us – a warm house to…
Thanksgiving – Traditional or Twenty-First Century?
I glanced at the cover of the November issue of Good Housekeeping and saw – in big letters, THANKSGIVING. It’s no surprise that the November issue would focus on the upcoming holiday but then I saw a picture of a cake. A CAKE! “No, no, no!” I thought. “Pumpkin pie – that’s what you can…