Category: Uncategorized

• Watermarks

  I think most people are familiar with watermarks.  Originally a watermark is a more or less transparent image or text… Read more.

• Lost in our Thoughts

  What are you thinking about?  We’ve asked that question of others, and others have directed that question toward us.  A… Read more.

• The Pursuit of Happiness, When We Were Made for Joy

  It says it right there in the Declaration of Independence: “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”  These are three… Read more.

• Bent Out of Shape

  It happens.  Something happens that upsets us.  We get angry.  We get frustrated.  Even our physical demeanor changes as we… Read more.

• The Mess We Leave Behind: Politics and Conversations

  For anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant as the wait staff or as a busboy or busgirl, there… Read more.

• Sloppy Saints

  Did you ever ask a question of another, but did not get the answer you wanted to hear?  You ask… Read more.

• Straight Talk

  Jesus knew all along how his life would unfold.  He knew that there would come a point in which he… Read more.

• Trash Night

  Monday night is trash night at my house.  Bright and early Tuesday morning, you can hear the sounds of the… Read more.

• An Aha Moment

  Have you ever had an “aha moment?”  An aha moment is defined as a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight,… Read more.

• Head for the Hills

  How many times have you said or heard another person say, “We better head for the hills?”  I know I… Read more.

• Right in Front of Your Face

  Have you ever gone looking for something and not be able to find it.  You feel as though you have… Read more.

• You Can’t Hurry Love

  We’ve all probably had the same experience.  You are sitting in your car at a stoplight when it is red. … Read more.

• Dirty, Don’t Touch

  How often have parents told their young children, “dirty, don’t touch.”  Toddlers especially are known to be curious about anything… Read more.

• The Deep End

  At some point in children’s lives, the parents permit them to swim in the deep end of the pool.  Growing… Read more.

• Closet Choices

  “What will I wear today” is one of the first questions that we ask ourselves in the morning.  We open… Read more.

• Word Games

  Most people enjoy a good word game like crossword puzzles, word searches, jumbles, scrabble, and the like.  Such games are… Read more.

• We Interrupt this Program

  You’re watching your favorite program on television when all of a sudden, the news interrupts your show with breaking news. … Read more.

• First Things First

  Many people operate daily under a “to do” list.  That is, as they consider the day before them, they list… Read more.

• Tongue Tied

  Sometimes things just come out wrong; that is, out of our mouths. We say the wrong thing or say something… Read more.

• Do-Over

  When I was a young boy there was an open lot across the street from my house.  As a result,… Read more.