At some point, you realize that life does indeed have ups and downs. Just when we think thing couldn’t be better, something happens that knocks us down. The good thing is that it works in reverse, when we are down and out, something brings us joy. The longer we live the more we become aware of…
Anything Is Possible
A consistent theme at last night’s Oscars was anything is possible and to follow one’s dream. I was encouraged because there was John Williams who is in his nineties being nominated for an Oscar, and over eighty year old, Harrison Ford, is still making an Indiana Jones movie and presented the Oscar for Best Movie.…
Slow Down
My daughter Kelley sent me the following poem: Slow me down Lord Ease the pounding of my heart By the quieting of my mind Steady my hurried pace With a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me amidst the confusion of my day The calmness of the everlasting hills Break the tensions of…
Shrove Tuesday
My granddaughter was not excited about giving up candy for Lent, but she is all in for pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. She takes after her grandfather — not sure about the sacrifice, but excited about the feast. I remember one shrove Tuesday when I got several of my brothers to join me in a Lenten…
Lent Arrives
Take care that you don’t forget the Lord — Deuteronomy 6:12. Last night I failed miserably at trying to explain to my ten year old granddaughter about Lent, Shrove Tuesday, and the Ceremony of Ashes. She was having nothing to do with the sacrifice part of Lent, especially when someone else suggested she give up candy for…