Animals have a lot to do with holidays. Bunnies & Easter; Reindeer & Christmas; and how about Turkeys &Thanksgiving, they are so synonymous that some even call it “turkey day”. I don’t like the trend. It tends to make less of the real purpose or meaning behind the day.
Perhaps it is my religious background, but [...]
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A Day of Thanks
Posted in Walking with God, tagged bunny, reindeer, Thanksgiving, turkey, turkey day on November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Opposites That Don’t Attract
Posted in Walking with God on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Black or White; Hot or Cold; Right or Left; Liar or Lover. We normally don’t think of the last pair as opposites, yet they are considered such in the scriptures (1 John 2:4-5). Their opposite nature is not readily clear until you consider how much lying does to destroy those that are around you.
Another consideration [...]
Measuring the Harvest
Posted in The wonders of creation, Walking with God, tagged Combine, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, evaluation, judgement, redemption on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went for a ride in a combine once under different conditions. The ride reminded me of my wonderful childhood on the farm, but that was not what was different. What was especially interesting about this particular time was that the corn being picked was part of a series of test plots. Six rows at [...]
Guest Writer
Posted in Friends, Walking with God, tagged JRA, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, lessons from illness, Lyme disease, trusting God on October 6, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Most of this stuff is written directly by me. Today, I am allowing my daughter to share her story with you. Many of you have prayed for her, but even if you have not prayed for her I am sure her story will be a blessing to you.
As a child I had the privilege of [...]
Preparing for Company
Posted in Walking with God, tagged 2 Timothy 4:8, Dinner company on October 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Having people over for dinner is a great idea . . . IF your house is clean. If your house is not clean the day leading up to the company can be a bit of a challenge depending on how much needs to be done.
Now if you are really looking forward to your company, like [...]
When “What’s Coming” Interrupts “What Is”
Posted in The wonders of creation, Walking with God, tagged love thy neighbor, Mark 12:29-31, Preparing for the future, squirrel on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a neighbor that is really excited about preparing for the future. So excited I think he is going to get himself killed. As I drove by his house he ran across the street and I nearly hit him. He is a squirrel. Each time I see him he has a walnut in his [...]
Practicing for an Emergency
Posted in Walking with God, tagged Ecclesiastes 9:11-12, Fire Drill, Hebrews 13:5-6 on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The school children who meet at our church practiced their first fire drill today. No one was trampled as they orderly and quickly exited the building.
Practicing for an emergency is important. Yet, emergency are not very predictable. They don’t happen when you expect, they seldom happen in the way you expect, and they often are [...]
8 X 3 = 24
Posted in Friends, Sports, Walking with God, tagged bicycle rides, bicycling, love, MS-150 on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
8 X 3 = 24, and that is the total number of combinations that can be found on the gears of my bicycle. Technically the owner’s manual gives a caution to using the extreme high and low sprockets together (so only 22 combinations are allowed).
The rear cassette (gears directly attached to the rear wheel) is [...]
Refueling
Posted in The wonders of creation, Walking with God, tagged 190th Air National Guard, F-22 Raptor, Job 27:18, KC-135, Tobacco Hornworm Moth on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
About nine months ago someone contacted me about the possibility of going up with the 190th Air National Guard based in Topeka, Kansas on a refueling mission. With the appropriate paper work submitted, I was confirmed as a guest on an upcoming mission.
After a briefing and presentation we boarded a KC-135 [...]
We’re Talking Baseball
Posted in Sports, Walking with God on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seventy-five friends of mine all went to the Royals game last week. The Royals . . . lost! The tickets came with a coupon for $10 in concessions (enough for a bag of peanuts and hotdog). Afterwards there were fireworks. A bunch of runs were scored and the evening was beautiful.
BUT THEY LOST! I think [...]
