I don’t know about y’all but in our daily paper at least twice a week I’m overwhelmed by coupons. Primarily coupons for things I don’t want or need, but even if I were to devote the time they hardly seem worth the effort. So usually the coupons section of the paper is dumped in the…
Month: April 2016
Laughter
That day is lost which one has not laughed. — French proverb I have to read a newspaper every morning primarily for the comic section. I have been fortunate in the fact that most every where I have ever lived the local paper has had a good comics section. I actually think the NY Times could…
Resentments In The Closet
It seems like I’ve always owned at least one comfortable shirt that I call my lawn mowing shirt, even though I haven’t mowed a lawn in a very long time. The shirt is usually worn thin, has a few small holes in it, but each time I go to the closet it calls to…
Work
No labor, however humble, is dishonoring. — The Talmud The saints and other individuals that many of us admire have one thing in common. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, St. Francis, etc. never believed that a task was beneath them, especially when it came to helping others. I am confident that each of us has a task…
Opportunity
Over the years, I have talked a lot about how tragedy can be an opportunity, but I don’t think I’ve ever pointed out that it is also an opportunity for God. First, we recognize that we need help. Whether it is a sickness, a weakness, or circumstance that seems unsolvable, we need to recognize…