the eve

Time to take the Christmas trees down and get ready for the New Year. If I am honest, I would like to do less. It would be nice to have fewer things that I am responsible for. How do you…

Merry Christmas

Wishing each of you a very special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It is a rainy gray day, with scattered showers and a wet, soggy ground. The dogs are averse to treading in a pool of water but like good…

formative

I was in a church last night, watching a children’s performance. The performance included children from about 7 to 21. As I sat there, I thought of the formative years. Do you know when those are? Pediatricians, psychologists and most health professionals consider…

standing watch

Do you ever take notice of something that seems out of place? I was driving past this house and wondered, “What are those two buzzards watching and waiting for”? I don’t know about you, but it’s rare to see these…