It has been my observation through the decades that some of the most gifted people I know are the most unhappy people I know. They are highly talented or wonderfully skilled and can out do 98% of us. But it is the 1% who are...
Last week someone asked me if I had a favorite hymn. That is tough to answer. It is like asking if you like vanilla ice cream better than chocolate ice cream. It depends on the situation and one’s mood. There are great praise hymns and...
This afternoon on our way into our BJ’s (Costco lookalike) a car came up on my bumper blinking her lights. I waved. When we passed the main door I paused to wait for a family with a cartful and children in tow to cross in...
In Plato’s ideal world the only area of study until the age of twenty was to be music and gymnastics. Twenty to thirty would be filled with math, logic and grammar. Thirty to fifty would be a time to work in the community. Fifty to...
It’s apple picking time. Branches are heavy with the makings of pies, cobbler, cider and sauce. Roadside stands are decorated with baskets of Granny Smiths, Cortlands and Golden Delicious apples mixed with mums. Big yellow school buses are unloading city children to roam orchards and...
It was a glorious evening. We were sitting in our city park enjoying a band serenading us from the town gazebo. As we were watching a little guy about four years old came running by going full steam. There were bigger children chasing him but...
It’s time in New England to start building up one’s supply of firewood for the coming winter. When I take my axe in hand I feel like one of the ants and not the grasshopper who played his fiddle. I have done my fiddling for...
It occurred to me this afternoon had Jesus lived into His seventies He would have added a few beatitudes. “Blessed are the nappers for they shall be refreshed.” “Blessed are the early risers for they shall see each dawn.” “Blessed are the grandparents for they...
There is an interesting YouTube of a man on a street trying to sell a $50 Canadian gold coin for $25. No one will buy it. He is even standing near a store that buys gold so someone could go inside and check its value. ...
Do you ever wakeup about 4 AM with a parched mouth? You want to roll over and go back to sleep but something cool and refreshing slipping over your dry lips would be an oasis. The longer you wait the more intense the thirst. Finally...