My wife and I stopped at a 50’s Diner this afternoon. It is great fun to listen to Chubby Checker, Little Richard and the Beach Boys, while looking at pictures of Mickey Mantle and Joe Dimaggio decorating the walls. A few booths away there were...
My dog and I were walking down our hill when I heard the lyrical sounds of the neighborhood ice cream truck. Turkey in the Straw is one of the finest pieces of music ever composed. Much to my delight it was also coming down the...
Truth is not just a what but a who. Paul wrote, “I know in whom I have believed and He is able.” In John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am . . . the truth.” Jesus did not say, “I know the truth.” Nor did He...
The children were having such a grand time. They both weighed nearly the same so the seesaw was balanced just right. As one went up and the other went down it dawned on me that this is the faulty formula many people practice hoping to...
I am the worst at balancing and reconciling my checkbook with the bank statement. My addition mistakes, subtraction mistakes, transpositions of numbers and just forgetting to make entries have created an accounting nightmare. My wife who is very meticulous gives me that sly smile and...
I am a mean man. What I mean is I am quite average. There is nothing special about me. I once knew a mean man. He was downright nasty. He was my next door neighbor when I was a child. I mean he wasn’t nice...
It’s been raining here in New England for most of two weeks. Needless to say we have a few puddles decorating our landscape. Thankfully we are not like the folks along the Mississippi River or in tornado alley. Our prayers are for them. This has...
We have a wonderful birch tree in full leaf right beside our bedroom window. Biologists tell me it will, from now until October, provide all the oxygen my wife and I will need this year. I like that tree. During summer storms its leaves brush...
I am fairly sure there are days God doesn’t like me. I know He loves me but loving and liking are two very different things. I officiated at a marriage several years ago where it was evident the couple didn’t like each other. So why...
It was one of those days. I was standing still and was sweating. I could have turned on the air conditioner in the house but my wife says I’m cheap. I prefer to call it frugal. So we did the next best thing. We got...