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Eleven-year-old Alec knows the secret to sharing Jesus with others.  K*I*S*S –keep it simple sweetie.  A few weekends ago Alec chose to make a public declaration of his faith in God.  He was baptized.  Before the pastor lowered him into … Continue reading →

Let me introduce you to my friend Vincente.  Vincente grew up in a large family in Central Mexico.  Being the youngest, it was his  task to catch and kill iguanas for the family dinner, hence the nickname Iguana Boy.  In … Continue reading →

Today I’m on a roll, a toilet paper roll.  Do you roll yours over or under?  Which is the correct way? In the 1970′s Archie Bunker on All in the Family was the first to mention toilet paper on TV.  He … Continue reading →

Why blog?  Who reads blogs anyway?  Who cares about my personal thoughts?  These are questions I asked when folks suggested I begin blogging.  Finally, this reluctant granny abandoned the stone age of diary and letter writing ( which I was … Continue reading →

I want to share with you a new perspective from an old Psalm, in particular Psalm 63. David wrote this while he was out in the Judean wilderness.  Was he a teenager watching his father’s sheep or was he a … Continue reading →

Someone once counted the promises God made to us in His word–8000!   Yet when the bad guys are winning and the good guys are hurting, I sometimes ask myself, “Can any good ever come out of this world of … Continue reading →

Advice to all of you political junkies (of which I am one):  take a lesson from the wisest man who ever lived.  Proverbs 18:17 TLB  ”Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight.” … Continue reading →

Weeks before his 8th birthday, the boy begged his mother for a bicycle–a red one, in fact.  But on the morning of his big day, his mother handed him a strangely wrapped present.  He knew by the shape and size … Continue reading →

Sometimes I am a slow learner.  Lessons God taught me so many years ago I forget and have to take another trip around Murphy’s barn as my mother used to call the relearning process.  The other day I awoke feeling … Continue reading →

I went for my yearly eye checkup.  I came home unable to decipher even the largest print due to the dilation of my iris.   I thought a lot about the Apostle Paul, the powerhouse of the early Christian church, … Continue reading →