Spring renewal always lifts my spirits. I'm reminded that my life has also been made new. The same Creator that causes the seasons t...

(Part 1 is found here .) After everyone finished riding their bikes (or "Freddy," as the original owner of that Little Tikes ora...

One day last week a little boy arrived at my house around 8 a.m. expecting his cousins to be there. Was he ever disappointed (and a grouch)...

Oh, I wish! It can't be done so I'll just return to the pictures of vacation. If I'm really delusional --er-- blessed I m...

Pastor Dad and I have had a wonderful week attending a conference in a nearby state. As a matter of fact, the state is so nearby that we did...

Or did you even notice I was gone? Matters of life and death have kept me away from you recently. The "life" matters have been...

Nothing is a greater object lesson of the need for early warning systems than the events of recent weeks. Just look at the horrendous destru...

This has been a hard week. Things too numerous and private to relate. Through it all the clouds are constantly weeping. The weather alert ...

Sunday Mood: A few happy moments, but mostly dominated by several hard experiences resulting in the shedding of tears. Weather forecast:...

On the last leg of my trip to Vegas I sat next to a couple who were on a weekend vacation away from their teenaged children that were having...

The Bear had a basketball scrimmage tonight at a school quite a distance from our house. We left plenty of time to get there and were the f...

(Orange zinnias and decorative grass taken 10/10/2009 at the Cincinnati Zoo) I love autumn! I also love winter, spring, and summer. I kn...

I checked the agenda when I got up this morning. The thing that was originally planned for today looked like it might also be overruled by t...

As much as I'd like to make this purely a "touchy-feelie" post I just can't do it. There are some situations that I'm...

Some of you probably heard rumors of what happened to Karen yesterday and some may still be wondering so I shall now try to tell the tale fr...

Click on image to enlarge The weather was so nice today and I just couldn't stand staying in the house so after the inside chores were ...

I was reading an article about the snow that is blanketing the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. And, yes, I know that this is a serious sit...

This photo was taken yesterday afternoon when the snow had just begun to fall, which was approximately 24 hours after we'd arrived home ...