Sharing is Caring

When someone openly coughs or sneezes in your general direction, do you consider that impolite?  This past week, over Thanksgiving and the weekend, I had a not-fun cold that I really didn’t want to share with anyone else, because it is the gift the keeps on giving,...

Thanks again

At least once each year, we are compelled to consider what things we are thankful for, and then to give thanks for them.  But if we only show gratitude for the blessings in our lives once each year, are we truly thankful?  How many times on an average day do you say...

Please Pass the Bread

The older I get, the more I like food.  When I was a kid, I ate most everything my mom made, which was mostly meat and potatoes, and soup, and toast, and pancakes, etc.  I do recall an aversion to peanut butter, strawberries, as well as cooked spinach and Brussel...

Cold Christians

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year.  The leaves change color, harvest time is winding down, the air is starting to chill, and you still get a few warm days to appreciate.  The inevitable thing, though, is that Winter is just around the corner, knocking at...

Hold On

I enjoy history.  Whether it is the genealogy of my family, the development of the Americas, or the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, I think there is something to be learned from most good and bad aspects of history in this world.  The older people get, the more...