We have some dear friends we like to diner with each Sunday morning. This morning while sipping on a hot drink I watched our waitress top off one of my friend’s hot drink. Immediately she had to try to conjure up the right balance of...
An interesting thing happened to me this evening as I entered a bookstore that shall remain unnamed. It does begin with a B. In the space between the two front doors they had a display of books they were trying to quickly get out of...
The New England Patriots did not really win their football game Sunday afternoon as much as the Chargers lost the game. Sometimes you are given a gift. I was amused by a student this morning who came up to me with a big smile as...
Do you ever watch a television show where all the characters are smart, witty and always have the perfect comeback? Discouraging, isn't it? If you are like me, you think of some really great thing to say about thirty minutes after it’s too late. It’s...
While passing by the recreation room in a nursing home I was about knocked over by the volume of the recreation director literally yelling, "N-17." Looking in I saw a collection of old ladies playing Bingo. There weren't any old men. This wasn’t because old...
In preparation for an accrediting visit for our college we have to locate and report on the whereabouts and successes of our graduates. No one in our department knew the whereabouts of one of last year’s psychology graduates. We started pulling out all the stops...
It seemed like such a long journey. A strong headwind added another hour to our trip from Boston to San Francisco. As we all know food on airlines has become an endangered commodity and my complimentary bag of peanuts just didn't do it for me. ...
It was one of those hot summer days when I had no control over the car. As we drove past the Dairy Queen the lovely female voice of my GPS said, "Turning right and stopping." Well, there we were parked in front of a dazzling...
Today was a sleepy day in New England. It rained most of the day and the temp never went above the mid fifties. As hard as I tried I couldn’t keep my students awake. They settled into their chairs and within a few minutes their...
If it has been a while since you have read Psalm 103 I would like to recommend it for your devotion today. Read it slowly. This has to be one of the richest lists of blessings we can find anywhere. Allow me to list some...