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Trees grow In two directions,They grow both up and downAnd while we know that both are goodOnly one is to be found One is up, colorful and bright,One is down and has no lightOne is open, all through the air,One is closed with dirt down there Both have branches, spreading outBoth have growth, there is…

(I wrote this 8-13-2019 and mailed it to my parents.) I’m older than my parents were when they were raising me, And from this view, with heart and eyes, I can start to see. See my life and how it is, compared to how it was, How they gave their all for me, a reflection…

Life is full of sticky situations. Peer pressure, influence, decision-making and so on. When we are met with challenges, we should consider – is this a temptation or a test? A temptation is to get you to fail. A test is to get you to pass. A test is to prove your faithfulness. Teachers give…

All this month leading up to Christmas, I want to share some meaningful Christmas song lyrics. You can read the previous blog posts for the other Christmas Lyrics. Christmas music this year has been such a blessing to me. I have been listening more intently. Christmas Lyrics — December 19th Lyric — “I have no…

All this month leading up to Christmas, I want to share some meaningful Christmas song lyrics. You can read the previous blog posts for the other Christmas Lyrics. Christmas Lyrics – December 3rd Lyric – “the son of God, here born to bleed” Song (Click the song to hear it) – Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground) One…

All this month leading up to Christmas, I want to share some meaningful Christmas song lyrics. You can read the previous blog posts for the others. Christmas Lyrics – December 2nd Lyric – “Let earth receive her King” Song (Click the song to hear it) – Joy to the World When Jesus was born to…

December is here, and Christmas is now nearly 3 weeks away. Most mornings, I have been asking Alexa to “play Christmas music” for us as we begin our days. As the same familiar songs from year after year play in the background of our lives, I have noticed that my children have already learned most…

The older I get there is one thing that I am more and more certain of – Life is hard! I experience hardship in my own life, and I observe it in people’s lives every day. Facing hardship takes courage. Courage is defined as – the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person…

I never got to watch Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and the Cincinnati Reds lead the Big Red Machine as they dominated the MLB in the 1970s. I never got to watch David Thompson and Julius Erving as they brought high-flying dunks to basketball. I don’t have any memories of watching or following any…

When God called Moses to go to Egypt and tell Pharaoh to let God’s people go, Moses didn’t initially obey. He made excuses. We know that excuses are not good. Perhaps this reminder to stop making excuses will motivate you to do what you need to be doing. Here are 5 excuses that Moses made…