Category: Personal

I am tired, bone-weary tired. So, I decided to see what the Bible had to say about my condition (I have never looked up the word before). A quick look in Strong’s or Young’s will show you that the word…

In Matthew 12:19-21, the Apostle draws on Isaiah 42.2-4 giving hope to all those faced with difficult challenges, who feel like they barely have a grasp on what is left of their life and purpose. He will not quarrel or…

I am still in Florida, working on my father’s house but the energy expended during the day on the remodeling activities, yesterday we finished the day by finishing the floor tile in the kitchen, which we had finally decided to…

The adventure continued today as the yard was finally cleared. But let’s back up a bit and tell the story that followed my last post. As you know, while experiencing the fringes of hurricane Wilma on Monday morning, the massive…

Last year I spent the last weekend in September with my dad in South Daytona, Florida experiencing the edge of Jeanne, my first hurricane. I wrote about that in Bill’s Excellent Adventure. Today, even though we were supposedly far enough…

One of the reasons, among many, that I came to my father’s house was to spend some time with him. He has spent too much time alone since my mother’s death. And, until my sister and her family move in…

It has been a long time since I interacted with my father, brother, and sister in more than a holiday or family event short visit mode. Working on the homestead (I was a contractor for twenty years) to prepare it…

I am off to see my Father. He is 82 and has been living alone since my mother died almost three years ago. As a man primarily focused on working, he depended on my mother for her socializing influence. When…

We spent the weekend plus visiting longtime friends in Brownsville, PA. Jim was best man and his wife Mary was a bridesmaid at our wedding twenty-eight years ago. Their granddaughter was getting married and since we were going to the…

A new multi-contibutor Christian blog premieres next week. Named Theologica, it is part of the World Magazine site in the Blogs section, which is managed by Joe Carter of Evangelical Outpost fame. There are some well-known Christian bloggers involved and…