Monthly Archives: May 2021

This morning we wake to Memorial Day, the federal holiday on which we as Americans remember all those who have died while serving in our country’s armed forces.  Our observance goes back to 1868 when the nation decorated the graves … Continue reading →

Fred Rogers, an author, producer, host and Presbyterian minister, created a preschool television show viewed by so many.  My boys, as toddlers, LOVED watching Mr. Rogers and his neighborhood of characters.  The song he sang, “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” … Continue reading →

The following is a post I received from a Facebook friend this week and I thought it held such a wonderful message, I wanted to share it.  It was written by Joanna Sanders who is a Villanova graduate and also … Continue reading →

This is a solemn holiday weekend.  A sharp contrast between the beginning of a fun-filled season of sun, food and enjoyment and the remembrance of those brave men and women who gave their lives in defense of our country; often … Continue reading →

The books of the New Testament were written approximately between the years 50 and 130. What few people know is that other Christian books were also written during this period. We have at least a dozen writings from this period. … Continue reading →

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to go right or all the news you get is bad?  I had one of those day the other day.  It got so when the phone rang, my first … Continue reading →

When I was a child, I loved to hear stories either told to me or read to me. My favorite story was “The Little Engine that Could”.  The little train engine had to climb a large hill that seemed to … Continue reading →

I hope you’re not in pain today, yet I know many of you are.  It may be a debilitating physical pain that makes your days long and discouraging.  It may be a mental or emotional pain that takes you from … Continue reading →

One of my professors in my master’s classes was describing an assignment we were to complete and said, “Just use the K.I.S.S. method.”  Ok, that was new to me at that time, years ago, but I quickly learned it meant – … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought what your purpose is here on Earth?  As I have gotten older, I think about this more often and I wonder if I am fulfilling the purpose(s) God sent me here to accomplish.  When I think … Continue reading →