Monthly Archives: February 2020

Originally posted on February 29, 2016 by our friend Helen When you see “lifetime guarantee” on a product, do you wonder whose lifetime- the consumer, the product, or the producer?  The lifetime of any of these could be today, ten … Continue reading →

Do you remember when the Holy Spirit was referred to as the Holy Ghost?  I do.  I also remember and continue to use a hymn that we often sang during the Pentecostal season.  But, really, it doesn’t need to be … Continue reading →

Lent is fixed in my memories of boyhood. There were evening Lenten services that threw the whole of life into a tizzy. What with choir practice and confirmation class in addition to worship, it was a mad dash from school … Continue reading →

Last year Paulette and I, together with Paulette’s sister Top and her husband Sam, flew out to San Diego to visit with Top and Sam’s son Richard and his wife Leena.  It was a wonderful week.  It’s true; San Diego … Continue reading →

We all have many “loves”. I don’t mean only certain special someones, although those are the most important. “Loves” could be events, memories, foods, activities, hobbies. Whenever asked to complete the sentence, “I love”, who or what comes to mind? … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday.   We’ll celebrate with pancakes on this final day before Lent.  But what’s the meaning of “shrove?” The word shrove is a form of the English word shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one’s sins by … Continue reading →

Have you ever inflated a raft, floaty, or inner tube for yourself or your children? They do require some huffing and puffing.  The reward is then being able to float down a river, in a pool, or on a lake (I … Continue reading →

Originally posted in February 2017. (and yes, I still have the rooster) On the top shelf in my kitchen sits a rooster.   It’s a colorful ceramic cookie jar rooster.  Now unlike the barnyard variety, it doesn’t crow at the crack … Continue reading →

I often write about gratitude because I find it an awe-inspiring phenomenon.  An expression of gratitude can turn a dreary, weary day into a sun-filled event.  I have so much to be grateful for that I feel the need to … Continue reading →

I grew up in a tree house. No, not a house built in a tree, but a house built on trees. Many homes in the Midwest are frame structures without foundations. Holes were dug along the lines of the load-bearing … Continue reading →