Thanks for That

We happen upon the one day each year that we are reminded to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives.  It’s fairly easy to do, really, as most of us will get to gather with friends and family to sit around a big spread of food to eat a bit more than we...

In Touch

  So, for the past few months, I have set reminders to try to catch-up with people I don’t regularly see or talk to that often.  While I don’t always hit my target of what I aspire to, I have improved in checking in on others more often.  Over the past 20 years,...

Dare to Compare

Have you ever been driving along the interstate and looked over to see traffic backed up for miles and say to yourself “I’m glad we are not going that direction right nowl”  Or you may find yourself in one of those situations with stop and go traffic and find yourself...

What you Know or Who you Know?

So, earlier today, I did something I haven’t done in ten or more years.  I bought a lottery ticket.  I’ve written before about the pros and cons (almost all cons) of playing the lottery and gambling in general, so I’m not planning to make this a regular practice. ...

Spooky Walks

A friend of mine from church shared this last week about how he was traumatized as a child one Halloween, when he went around with his siblings and cousins.  He even finished the evening at a hunted house and relates being scared of vampires for quite a time after the...