My last post had to do with Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day. Due to an administrative error on Facebook (interpreted: I goofed), the post included only a part of my introduction and none of the substance which I intended. Thus, in an effort to rectify this, I include it now. Another post on Psalm 23Read more

Thanksgiving Day.   Today is Thanksgiving Day. Today is a day to reflect and to thank God for the great many blessings he has graciously given to us. There are many things for which we could and should give thanks: spouses, children, family, friends, church, country, benefits and blessings individually given and received, opportunities, answersRead more

Struggling. I haven’t posted for a little while (again…). One reason is that I am struggling. I am not struggling with my faith. God, who “has begun a good work in me is carrying it on to completion until the day of Christ.” I’m not really struggling all that much physically. I am of courseRead more

Most of us are familiar with the “bad news” of extended waits for obtaining medical care within the VA system. Social media and “real news” reports have cataloged the unacceptable and looooong delays for medical care. I am no stranger to such delays. To be fair, however, I’ve also benefited from very quick responses, someRead more

I opened my email this morning to find a message indicating that some birthday gifts I had ordered from Amazon would be delivered tomorrow. No big deal – get those all the time. Next, I receive a message from my Internet provider indicating that a serviceman would be calling between 3 p.m. and 5 PMRead more

I am a white, male, American, born into a lower working-class family. I’ve had to work hard all my life and was blessed to have the strength and stamina to do it. I grew up believing that if I “went to college” I would have a better income and lifestyle.   So that’s what IRead more

  For the past week, almost everyone I speak to is concerned about the effects of hurricane Harvey which struck Houston, Texas with a vengeance. Dropping over 52 inches of rain water in many places, the storm ravaged and pounded the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. Making landfall and turning inland, the massive stormRead more

At the beginning of last football season, Colin Kaepernick staged a “silent protest” against the perceived evils of America by not standing for our National Anthem. After a few weeks, the media furor both pro and con, settled down. Since then, he has lost his starting position and has been released from his team. NoRead more

When I was a young boy and continuing through my teenage years, I loved to play the trumpet. I played in the marching band, concert band, brass ensembles, and even played taps at military funerals. On most Sunday mornings and evenings, I offered a trumpet solo as special music in our church’s worship service. OneRead more

  Christmas in July – I first heard of this concept while residing in Australia, many years ago. It was used in advertising a weekend getaway package to a mountain resort. It kind of made sense since Christmas is summertime in “the land down under,” where the seasons are flip-flopped from what I was accustomedRead more