Epiphany-Our Invitation from God
In the United States, we observed the Epiphany on Sunday. However, today is the actual date the feast is celebrated. So, this post is either right on time or a day late. This year...
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1/6/25-Gotcha Day
Today is Wade and Abby’s Gotcha Day. I never heard that term until a couple of years ago, but it is the day we adopted our pups from the dog rescue organization. It is...
1/4/25-New Year’s Blog Update
It’s a New Year. I have always looked at a New Year as a time to look at what I am doing and to try something new. And that applies to this blog as...
1/4/25-A Mother’s Love
There is nothing more deep and impactful than a mother’s love for her children. I definitely see that in the way my Mom looks at Amber and me. Even as we are both in...
1/1/25-“Why Not Me?”
Happy New Year. I have never been one to make New Year’s Resolutions. However I always made goals for the New Year. I would make figure out how many miles I wanted to run,...
Why Did God Give Me Cancer?
Why did God give me cancer? I ask myself that a lot. I’m a good person. I go to church. I pray. So why does God give me something that is so hard to...
12/30/24-Find Your Hill
Everyone dies. The battle of with earthly death is one none of us can win. Over our life we should find our personal hill. We need to find a purpose for our lives so...
The Feast of the Holy Innocents
Today is celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Catholic Church. What does that mean to me? In Ancient Egypt, Pharaoh feared the Israelites were becoming to numerous and he might...
12/25/24-“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?”
“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about,” said Linus. “Lights, please.” “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by...
That’s What Christmas is All About, Charlie Brown
In 1965, Charlie Brown asked what Christmas was all about. Linus quoted the Bible to explain what Christmas really meant. That scene is my favorite of all the Peanuts holiday specials. It makes me...