I Needed This Today It was a hot summer day and I had been waiting for the sun to take the back seat. It finally did so I grabbed my caddy filled with car washing detergents, glass cleaner, clean rags, Armor All, and paper towels, and I set out for the driveway where my old, 2001 Buick Park Avenue awaited its bi-monthly bath. Washing my car by myself had been something I had never, ever committed to. [...]
I couldn't remember the last time I felt the way I did. Maybe years ago when my commitment to Christ had yet not been settled. We as a nation and I might even go as so far as to say, the world had acknowledged that there was an epidemic requiring us to stay home - to be still. We as individuals needed to find a new and quiet way of life for right now or else. Ok, [...]
Saturday morning brought a heaviness to my heart. My mind was tangled with all the events and experiences of the past week. Some, while proving to be exciting in many ways, also left me with an assortment of trepidation in that, I would need to step out farther relying more on my faith than solid facts in hand. Other things grew my self-confidence, and then there was that one, lone thing that revealed a glaring weakness in [...]
Every day around sunset I go out to the balcony to retrieve my American flag. Sometimes I linger there for a moment or two. I never tire of the view. I’m sure there are bigger and better to be had around this world. I’ve seen some of them them. But for me, the one I call home is most meaningful. This view belongs to me. I stood there a little longer this beautiful evening as I spotted [...]
The bulk of my elementary years were lived in the small northeastern town of Gurnee, Illinois. It’s tucked inland, a mere six miles or so from the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. To say that the winters are cold there most likely will be an understatement. I’ve not known much that’s colder other than the winters in Minneapolis. Now, that’s cold! One of the benefits of long, cold winters that are often filled with gray, wet days, [...]