When we eat at my favorite bar-B-Q restaurant with our family we need a large table, and I find an open one and hold it for my family. If someone asks for one of the chairs, I say, “That seat is taken” and they understand. If we want to honor a special person and save […]
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Last night I was going through “Our Prayer” and was struck by the greeting, “Dear LORD our Heavenly Father.” We are so close that we can address GOD in such a personal term! Yes, that was part of a written prayer, but I can call on Him whenever I want. In fact, he wants
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My wife and I finished watching the last episode of a British television drama. I didn’t particularly like the series but watching it gave us something to do together. After several episodes I became familiar with the storyline and looked forward to seeing what would happen next. I also got to know the main
My wife and I just finished making a flower bed in front of our house. It is covered in a layer of small white stones and looks much better than the patch of weeds that had been there before. Nothing will grow among the stones, because we dug up the weeds and put a
When we moved into our house, I put off working on the neglected yard. I wanted to wait until I had time. Because of its poor condition, the yard took more time and effort to maintain than I wanted to spend on it. My wife started nagging me to make time and fix the
