A Philosophical Self Discussion

October 3, 2022

On more than one occasion in my past as an employee or friend or even a family member, I have found myself being “accused” of being an idealist.

Gary, Diane and Janis, outside Tamarack.

Remembering Elkhart

September 22, 2022

This is the story I wrote back in 2010, about that trip the four of us, five if you count Nicholas, our Cocker Spaniel, took together to Elkhart, Indiana.

Wisdom Revisited

September 10, 2022

The Bible talks a lot about wisdom. The word wisdom appears over 200 times in any translation of the Bible. It is used 46 times in the book of Proverbs alone.

Y'all Pray For Me Now!

September 6, 2022

My Mom and Dad have a lot of pictures hanging on the walls of their home. They also have a lot of plates. The kind that used to be popular years ago, with pictures of tourist places and churches

Mercy

August 17, 2022

The quality of mercy is not strained.
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Faith and Facts

August 10, 2022

People have asked me, in times past, how can you believe there is a God when there is so much evil in the world? It seems so stupid!

Three Part Question

August 8, 2022

Have you ever looked back over your life and realized that there were things that could have happened, bad things, but did not happen because the Lord God Intervened?

You Are The Man!

July 26, 2022

Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end

When Real Life Meets God

July 24, 2022

I am sitting here at my laptop trying not to complain out loud.

A Great Misconception

July 15, 2022

The title starts this post out. I think that people have the idea that God will not tolerate, and doesn’t want to hear our complaints, or our frustrations, some of which can be wrapped in anger, about our problems in life.

Are You Making God Sick?

July 11, 2022

You may be thinking, What a terrible question to ask. How can anyone make God Sick? Is that even possible? What does that have to do with Fire?

Have you read this?

July 3, 2022

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Attitude

July 2, 2022

When I was a young kid, I got into trouble a bit. I brought a lot of that trouble upon myself because I "took an attitude." That is exactly what my Mom used to say. "Don't you take that attitude with me!" or "Don't you give me that look!"

Bears and Shredded Wheat

June 30, 2022

Years ago Diane and I loved tent camping. We started out with a Winchester single-wall umbrella tent and we packed it and all our gear into the backseat of our 69 VW bug.

Our Bedroom Skylight (not a standrd thing in most coaches)

The Skylight

June 28, 2022

I have started out a couple of blog posts with the words “I hesitate to write this” for one reason or another. Usually, it is because it makes me a bit uncomfortable to write.

I Stand In Awe

June 25, 2022

There is so much life here where we live. The Blue Ridge Parkway is just up the street. I don't have to see the seven wonders of the world, not when I have maybe the eighth one right outside my window.

See The World

June 24, 2022

I remember when I was about ten years old I was fascinated with the thought of travel. I wanted to see the world and visit exotic places. Great places, wonderful places. I wanted to be impressed, have those Wow moments,