By the time high school arrived, I’d lost all interest in school. The wrong kind of friends, followed by the wrong type of actions, took over. My parents continued to goad me to do my best, just as they had in elementary and middle school. I didn’t listen. Regardless of their efforts to push me forward toward a college education, I continued to slide backward with a don’t-care attitude…
Continue reading →We call our little Chihuahua-terrier mix our cordless dust buster. Wherever we happen to sit to eat, she positions herself underneath our feet so she can retrieve any dropped crumbs. She particularly enjoyed standing beneath our daughter’s middle son when my wife kept him. Pig Pen, we call him—and for obvious reasons. The way he eats causes him to leave many crumbs behind. Sometimes, whole chunks of food. But, of course, our little mutt didn’t complain. …
Continue reading →A fox would have been destructive enough, but a wolf? I knew I would be watchful that evening. I flooded the yard with lights, just to be sure the wolf knew there was no welcome mat at our homestead….
Continue reading →When I was young, I had no trouble memorizing—anything, or a lot of things. Even in my twenties—while in college with a professor we called the “grocery list” professor because of the long list of items he made us memorize for tests—I sailed through the class with no problem, earning an A with ease. …
Continue reading →Pues el Señor disciplina a los que ama y castiga a todo el que recibe como hijo. ~Hebreos 12:6 NTV Ella sabía lo que había hecho–y recibió su corrección con buen ánimo. Nuestra pequeña perrita que era una mezcla Chihuahua-terrier tenía una avidez por los dulces. Después de varias circunstancias en cual ella se comió los caramelos, los chupetes, y chocolates de diferentes clases, nosotros aprendimos a guardar el basurero, cerrar puertas, y remover cualquier dulce fuera de su alcance … Continue reading →
While initially shocking, the question gave Meme and Pop an ideal scenario to discuss what words we should and should not use and why. The question also allowed us to discuss sin and how it affects our actions, attitudes, and words. And we didn’t have to bring the subject up. We merely used a normal conversation and turned it into a teachable moment. …
Continue reading →Our neighbors were away for the weekend, but I heard a lawnmower next door. I felt sorry for whoever was mowing. I looked over the top of the hedge between our houses and saw…
Continue reading →Mis circunstancias no cambiaron en mi día de “ay de mí”, pero mi corazón sí cambio cuando comencé a alabar al Señor por su bondad en mi vida…
Continue reading →I looked at the text: “Can you call me when you get a second.” It came from my father’s only sister. We hadn’t corresponded much over the years and had done so even less since my father had died. When I called, she told me she had a few items that belonged to my grandmother. She thought I might want them. Of course, I did. I love old things, especially if they belonged to a family member. …
Continue reading →Como el manzano entre los árboles silvestres, Así es mi amado entre los jóvenes; Bajo la sombra del deseado me senté, Y su fruto fue dulce a mi paladar. ~Cantares 2:3 RVR60 “¿Le gustaría que le de una rebanada de manzana?» Me Pregunto Angelita. . . “Por supuesto”, le respondí, sin saber que ya ella les había preguntado a los demás la misma pregunta, quienes estaban sentados en la mesa de la Conferencia. Angelita cortó en rodajas la manzana en … Continue reading →
