Monthly Archives: September 2024

Remember the little poem we learned in grade school., “30 days hath September, April, June and November.”  Actually, that has come in handy many times throughout my life.  In any event, today we complete the month of September.  For us … Continue reading →

Hm? I will answer emphatically, yes, I experience a full realm of emotions. Generally, the Suzy Sunshine in me is smiling and happy, but I can cry, I can get my feelings hurt, I can feel anger. I’ve experienced fear. … Continue reading →

I have written about gardens and tending to my garden often during my time writing this blog. I love having a garden; having growing plants just outside the door; being able to eat fresh vegetables, even if only one or … Continue reading →

Autumn started last Sunday, not that you’d notice in Florida. Where I’m from in Chicago the leaves are starting to change colors. Soon they’ll fall off the trees, and you have to rake them up. When I was a kid … Continue reading →

A student in my statistics class had come to my office for help. He was plenty capable, but since he was very active in student government and his fraternity, he hadn’t put in the time needed to master the material. … Continue reading →

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was already a renowned organist and theologian when at age 30 he decided to become a medical missionary. He commented on his decision: “For years I had been giving of myself in words . . . But … Continue reading →

My calendar tells me that today, September 23, is the International Day of Sign Languages.  This wouldn’t have caught my eye, except that I have been taken classes in American Sign Language.  My new neighbor is deaf. If I want … Continue reading →

Yes, I am old enough to remember our family getting its first tv and the “rabbit ear” antennas that helped to fine tune the few channels we received. Apparently, car engines can be fine-tuned also, though that is out of … Continue reading →

While going through some papers and deciding what I would keep and what would be discarded, I ran across this piece written by Charles Swindoll, evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator and radio preacher who founded Insight for Living in Fresco, … Continue reading →

I learned a new fact during the Sunday sermon, as I often do. This fact involved the origin of the Sign of the Cross. Here I thought that after 20+ years of Christian formal education and almost 77 years of … Continue reading →