I am 78 now. I am very satisfied with the strength I have accumulated over the years. Still I understand that aging is going to require that I keep growing because the getting older keeps getting progressively more difficult. As I age life gets more demanding and also more rewarding. I do have to … More Growing Old And Staying Young
When I was in basic training for the US Army I received some good advice from a training sergeant. He said “Never let this bother army you” For a second I heard it the other way around like he was saying “Never let the Army bother you.” That is good advice too but he was … More An Army Story
From the age of seven until the age of fifteen, I lived in Coronado, Ca. which means we lived there from 1945-1953. Coronado is called an island but it is actually connected to the San Diego area by a narrow strip of sand called The Silver Strand. Coronado, which is across the bay from San … More Shame From My Boyhood Poverty
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Years ago, I read a rather graphic account of the sacrifice of babies in the ancient Near East. I wish I had not read it. I find it disturbing at this moment even though I read it decades ago. The sacrifice of babies is shocking to me. It leads me to … More War and Killing Babies
When I was a boy I loved to eat excessively. I remember times on Thanksgiving that ate to pain. On Easter I went to lunch with my son-in law Chad’s family. The meal was put on by a facebook friends Lee Ping and Gary. Lee Ping. Lee Ping is one of my facebook friends. She … More Easter
I saw her, with her shiny dark hair. A smile so sweet, she so sweetly will share. A quick warm embrace, love from her soul. I gave back her hug, returning love as my goal. – Her eyes are shiny, full of deep love. Love that’s from God, down from above. She is pretty, good, … More A Good Program Moment
I don’t really know this is the worst misunderstood in The Bible but that is the way it feels to me right now. Here is the passage from Ephesians Five Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in … More The Most Misunderstood Verse in The Bible
Dear Ruby, I am looking at my beautiful little display of roses. I have had it about 5 years I think. The uninformed might say that the flowers are artificial, that they are not real. What do they know? The people who gave them to me have beautiful roses in their back yard. The roses … More Real Roses
A few years ago I took an incredible trip with my sister Evelyn. We attended the C. S. Lewis Lecture’s at Oxford University and did some magnificent sightseeing under the guidance of my good nephew Tim. In London, we visited St Paul’s Cathedral and then walked across the bridge over the Thames River to the … More St Paul’s Cathedral and the OLD Globe Theater
