IMPERFECTIONS – I HAVE THEM I am bald. I am short. I am getting older every day. I have prostate cancer. I lost a tooth. I wear glasses. I have a whole slew of imperfections. How about you? I say things I wish I hadn’t said. I leave undone things I know need doing. I
HER WORK WAS HER CALLING Sue was a grandmother. Her calling, her work was to be a grandmother. This was what God was calling her to be. Grandmothering was her profession, so to speak. Like any entrepreneur, she wanted to impact others for good. She took it seriously. With all eight grandchildren. She traveled to
THE CAT CAME BACK Riley, a tabby cat in our neighborhood, took a five-day adventure this past week. She didn’t tell her housemates that she was leaving and they were quite worried. They walked the neighborhood letting everyone know that Riley was missing. We all looked, but no cat, for five days. We hoped nothing
A CHILD LAUGHING Have you forgotten how to laugh? Many of us have. I sure don’t laugh as much as I used to. “Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.” These are part of the lyrics of Whitney Houston’s song, Greatest Love of All. She is right, isn’t she? Two things.
PRETTY COOL ROBOT This robot was lining the football field. I noticed it as I did the stairs in the stands yesterday morning. Usually, the lines are drawn by a guy, walking with a machine he pushes ahead of him. Now a robot is doing it. I found it fascinating.
BIRDS OUT OUR WINDOWS We might have 20, 30, 40 or more every day. I’m talking about birds in our yard. There are cardinals, wrens, doves, crows, chickadees, starlings, blue jays, catbirds, phoebes, warblers, woodpeckers, and more. At first light, we hear them chirping and singing. Three or four pairs of cardinals show up first
JOHN WAS HIS NAME He sat on the back row of the sanctuary. It was the middle of winter and we were experiencing a series of very cold days. He wore old, soiled clothes, probably hadn’t had a bath in weeks. He looked ragged, dirty clothes, unkempt hair. No one sat down next to him.
I GET TO GO “I have to go to work today.” On Monday morning, after they have hit their snooze button for the third time, with a sad look on their face, tired, and not looking forward to it, this is what most people say. Have you ever said this? My friend, David, says something
CHIEF SHOE GIVER “Chief Shoe Giver”. That is the job title Blake Mycoskie had at Tom’s Shoes from 2006 to 2019. Others would call him the founder and CEO. He is a dedicated Christian business leader, integrating his Christian faith and his business savvy. For every pair of shoes bought from his company, the company
I SALUTE MY FELLOW VETERANS There aren’t that many of us. Veterans that is. Folks who served in our Armed Forces. The few, the proud. The ones who protect our freedoms, who put their lives on the line. I salute all those who wore the uniform and gave years or decades of their life in