May your Christmas be filled with joy,over what Christ has come to do in your life.May each day find you knowing Him betteras you grow in Jesus, God’s boy. May the new year be a blessing in every wayas you make your way through the calendarexploring new things, accepting challengesenjoying each God-given day. My books are available at https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B007F5H0H4
Sometime back I published a blog about the squirrels eating the garden around the patio. Summer has come and gone–but in spite of my son’s excellent trapping, we seem to have more of those pesky buggers than before. Now they’ve taken to eating the pumpkin a friend gave me. I had intended to make it into pies, but they got there first. They don’t even flinch when I’m around. They just keep chewing. So much for a fresh pumpkin pie!…
This year my birthday fell on Thanksgiving. This was number 80 for me. I don’t know how I got to be so old. My kids decided we needed to make it a special one. They asked the family to write what they remember about our interactions. The goal was 80, but when it was all compiled, they came up with 100! As Sara read them to me, I had to guess who said what. Next up was a game of…
For each child,in-law child,grandchild,and great-grandchild,I am grateful. For healthhome,friends, freedomand family,I am grateful. For God the Son,God the Father,and God the Holy Spirit,and our relationship,I am grateful. For meaningful work,God’s giftings,and significance,I am grateful. For a full 80 years on earth,for a husband of 56 years,and for you,I am grateful. Let’s join together in praise and thanksgiving our Creator for His unmerited favor to us.
One of the best things I like about fall is the yummy foods containing apples and cinnamon. I learned about this recipe recently and decided to try it. I’ll share the recipe with you, in case you might like to try it also. It’s from Chef Jasper Mirabile, Jr., of Jasper’s Restaurant. Tuscan Apple Tart Ingredients 4 green apples 1 cup of flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup olive oil 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking…
The call went out in January 1980. “Come to pray in April in Washington D.C. for the election in November.” Thousands responded. We came in cars, trains, planes and busses–a million of us. We gathered on the Washington Mall for a day to humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face and a turning from our wicked ways. The day was heavily overcast and looked like it might rain at any moment. As the day progressed, sunlight poured through a single hole…
One of my fond memories as a child is raking leaves with my dad when we lived in town. Our house sat across from a lot filled with huge walnut trees. We’d rake those leaves into huge piles on the brick street and then light them on fire. Those days are gone forever. The brick streets still remain but the house is gone, replaced by a retirement home. No one burns leaves any more, so that delicious aroma is missing…
Election season is upon us. If you’re like me, you’ll be glad when the election ads disappear. Just two weeks to go, thank God! Because people went to war, bled and died to give us the privilege, we need to exercise our right to vote. It’s even worthy of a poem, so here it is: I’ve only one vote in this electionso I’ll carefully make my selection. But first, I’ll pray on voting dayto cast my ballot the right way….
It’s been 70 years since I saw the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA. When part of my family was in the area for a wedding recently, we put that on our bucket list as a Must See. I wanted the grandkids to see the signature of John Witherspoon on the Declaration of Independence, a near ancestor of their family line. The bell is no longer exposed to the elements in a Constitution Hall courtyard. It now has its own building…
After endless pictures, tears of joy, and festivities, there is always a day after a wedding. We stayed one day longer to go into the city of Philadelphia to view the Liberty Bell (more on that later) and trudge home to Downingtown, PA to eat leftovers in the frig. The bride and groom joined us as well as another newly-married couple of grandkids from VA. Our usual eleven around the dining table at the B & B swelled to fifteen….