Grumble Grumble

What things have you complained about in the past 24 hours?  Maybe it wasn’t even to other people, but what have you said under your breath, to yourself, or even to God.  Some popular things I hear, are that the weather is too cold, hot, windy, cloudy, rainy, etc….to...

The Greatest Gift

Do you remember the favorite gift you received as a child?  Maybe it was a present you had been wanting for a long while, or maybe even something better than you had hoped for.  I recall several different things through the years, but none really stand out as a...

Christmas Spirit

Now that we are less than three weeks away from Christmas, we should start to see some familiar things in the streets and stores around where we live.  I was driving across town yesterday and noticed a blow-up Santa Mickey Mouse where there was a giant turkey a week...

Give Thanks

  So, we are reminded at least once per year that it is good to give thanks for all that we have.  Some do it reluctantly, some do it out of tradition, some do it with a heart full of gratitude, and some don’t do it at all.  I think there is a reason God put in...

Old Fruit

There is a small apple tree that I drive by most every day that still has several apples hanging on it.  A few years back, when running by this tree, I stopped and took a few apples and ate them.  They were good!  Every fall, I say I should stop and get a few more...