At the beginning of this year I set out on a bit of a reading adventure. As I mentioned on my blog in January I’d found a list titled “26 books to read in 2015” and I thought, “why not try it?” On New Year’s Day I spent quite a bit of time choosing books for…
Run, Run as Fast as You Can!
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…