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Do you have children?  For this message, it does not matter if you have children.  If you are reading it, you yourself were at one time a kid, child, youngin’ of someone. Circumstances differ for many of us.  Perhaps you are estranged from … Continue reading →

Children are a gift from the Lord: they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 A little over a month ago, I wrote about the passing of my mother.  Today we are celebrating her life and fondly remembering her with … Continue reading →

Ever had that happen to you? Hear a song and it stays in your head for days. If it is a particularly annoying song with words that are offensive or nasty, that can be downright miserable. However, I have found … Continue reading →

When I used to write prayers of the people for worship, I often included a line like this, “Remembering the example of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, we commend our lives to your service.” One upset member informed me that we … Continue reading →

Happy May Day!  Have you ever danced around a May pole or made May baskets?  I don’t ever remember doing it, but these are two traditions associated with May 1st or May Day.  In ancient times this was a Celtic cross-quarter day … Continue reading →

Can you say “evangelists”? I think that “spiritual tour guides” is more accurate, rolls off the tongue better. By simply sharing our own journeys of faith, we may get more receptivity in this wacky post-modern age. We are still sharing … Continue reading →

I haven’t written about family members in a long time now, but this little occasion just triggered my thinking.  So, if you’ll indulge my grandmotherly meanderings, here we go. The youngest of our three granddaughters is currently a student at … Continue reading →

Do you remember the tune that includes this….gray skies are goin’ clear up, put on a happy face? Well, my friends, life is not always a bowl of cherries, as the expression suggests.  Sometimes, you are immersed in a bowl of … Continue reading →

“Up the road from my home is a field with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking … Continue reading →

Here’s a topic that I have historically had a bit of trouble with. For many years, my feelings could only be expressed by two words: good and bad. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I was told that good and … Continue reading →