Having theatre and drama in my background background, I’m a bit of a movie buff which has trickled down to the girls as well. I guess it came with our new phones but we all are quick to use a movie app where we can look up actors, films, music, Read more…
If I were to give a title to thisarticle it would be “Thank You – Thank You – Thank You”. “Thank You” first of all to my wife. My birthday is in mid-October and the main thing I always ask for is a three day trip for rest and relaxation. Read more…
“A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.” – Proverbs 10:4-5 I read a devotion this morning on this verse and it was rather Read more…
Ok, so I hit the double-nickel on my birthday week before last. Dory asked me if I felt any older – something I always ask them – and I said, “No, it’s just the next day.” This past week DaLee and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. I joked with Read more…
Well, I did it again! We had two cool days in a row, so I got in a hurry. Now all of my short-sleeve shirts are stored in boxes for the winter, and I am trying to fold up the end of these long-sleeve shirts. I wish I could tell Read more…
“In your hearts, honor Christ the Lord as holy, being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you…” 1 Peter 3:15 Have you watched the news this week? Many things have happened, but what caught my attention and Read more…
I worked my way through last week but by Friday afternoon I was almost giddy. I was so excited and ready for Fall break it was all I could do to contain myself. By the end of the day, my students could have done almost anything and gotten away with Read more…
What is the proper way for a Christian to dress? Throughout the history of the church different groups have expressed different ideas about what is “proper” Christian attire. One summer we visited the Amish and Mennonite towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. They still wear dull colored clothes, and a lot Read more…
“And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” Read more…
Last week was Homecoming at my school and I discovered that a lot of 6th graders have no idea what that is. Of course, homecoming at a middle school is a little silly anyway. I mean, how many times have you gone back to your middle school? My middle school Read more…