They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but ten thousand wouldn’t be enough to describe the painting the “First Day in Heaven.” It portrays a young woman with her arms wrapped tightly around the neck of JESUS. Her eyes are tightly closed and her mouth wide open. It’s obvious this joyful greeting isn’t […]
What is greater or less isn’t always as obvious at first. I know a couple who bought several moderately priced Dodge automobiles, which were unreliable and weren’t worth much after a few years. We bought a low-priced Honda Fit, put 50K miles on it, experienced unbelievable reliability and after ten years it was still worth
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When we took a trip to Kemah with our daughter and grandchildren, I reserved a minivan from a nearby rental company. I knew there was plenty of room in the van we selected, because I had rented the same model on many occasions. I tried to plan our trips to avoid problems along the way
While in the Air Force, assigned to John Hay Air Station, Philippines, I oversaw a huge tree planting project. Everyone was asked to join in, and I encouraged my engineering section to do their part saying, “There is no more unselfish act than planting a tree.” No, I’m not a “tree hugger” (environmental activist), but
With all that’s happening in this country there is a temptation to lash out. It wouldn’t be hard to find objects of my wrath; they are all over the news. If I didn’t love them, I could vent my anger and tell them they are all going to hell, but that would hurt me more
