Monthly Archives: January 2018

It’s frustrating when I park my car at a shopping center and can’t remember where it is. As fuzzy as that part of the memory is, I can still remember with clarity poems and songs I learned as a child. … Continue reading →

One of the problems in education today is the high burnout rate for teachers, which is much higher than that of most other occupations. Good teaching requires a lot of work and strong commitment, and hence teachers need to believe … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I was enamored with the space program. I faintly remember the Gemini program, but definitely the Apollo. We visited Cape Kennedy, and I was awestruck by the control room. As an adult, I still thrill … Continue reading →

This month we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord Jesus – His coming to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. It made me think about my own baptism, well no I don’t remember it, but let’s say I’ve … Continue reading →

At age 9, I first noticed a girl. I was barely able to speak a word to her but when she left to change schools, I felt hurt.  At 17, my first serious romance ended when she “dumped” me. It … Continue reading →

My husband wears hearing aids that really have improved his ability to hear. The only problem is, the batteries seem to go dead every time we are heading somewhere where hearing is essential. On the way to church, “beep” the … Continue reading →

We make a big deal over the beginning of a new year. We resolve to change our ways, as if this is the best and only time to take such actions. However, each day, each hour, each minute, each second … Continue reading →

One more devotion on a carol before Christmas ends tomorrow. The rose is sometime used as a symbol for Jesus. It’s in the song “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming.” The first “rose carol” I learned, however, was “Maria Walked … Continue reading →

I recently watched a PBS special about the life of the great jazz musician John Coltrane. One jazz critic who was interviewed described the effect of his music by saying, “It was if he was filled with heaven, and everywhere … Continue reading →

Then he said to them all, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me”. (Luke 9:23) Last night, I finished the book, “Not a Fan”, by Kyle Idleman, pastor … Continue reading →