I thought of her this morning, very early. For some reason, sweet memories of her life came into my mind, and the thinking of her and remembering her brought a smile to my face. Everyone needs at least one Aunt Norm in their life, I think; a person who will invest in you, be proud…
When ‘quiet’ happens in a life, I think,
Wonderful things show up.
We have six grandkids, two boys and four girls. Two of them live here in our area, and four of them live in San Diego. We don’t get to see those four nearly often enough. But last week, that San Diego tribe came into town, and spent four days with us. And on one afternoon,…
My dad is dead and gone, now. But when he was alive, I would try to call him every week, just to check in. We lived thousands of miles apart, and travel across the country was a real challenge for our growing family, three small boys, and a very busy ministry schedule. So, calling every…
I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked about it in the last year. In fact, I’ve answered (or tried to answer) a peculiar question dozens of times just in the last thirty days. It seems like every time I go online, every time I open my laptop computer, every time I try to…
I grew up in a carpenter’s house. My dad worked for more than 52 years as a journeyman carpenter, and one of my younger brothers was not only a carpenter, but taught carpentry in the apprentice program for the carpenter’s union. Over the course of my time living with my folks, I watched my dad…
The older I get, it seems, the more I have a tendency to look back on my life and examine where I’ve been; perhaps ‘evaluate’ how I’ve done at living the life the Lord has granted me. Looking back can, for a certainty, produce … regrets. If I allow myself the time, and I am…
Yesterday, my wife and I went on a date. We decided to see a movie, and after we were seated in the theater, I went to get some popcorn. I stood in line and listened, as behind me two ladies talked. They talked about their children. One of them was having trouble with her teenage…
A few weeks ago, as I waited at a stop-light, I watched a young mother walked in front of my car, holding her small child by the hand. The child looked to be about three or so. The mother was definitely in a hurry to cross the street; the child was not. The child’s feet…
Man, I’ve got a ton of things on my “to do” list today. We’re almost out of milk, so I need to go to the store. I’ve got that on my list. And, we’re doing some extra landscaping around our place, so I need to stop at the nursery to pick up some plants, and…