As I watched the aftermath of another school shooting, it made me wonder. What if that teenager had been taught to love one another? Would it have made a difference if “Thou shall not kill” was hanging on the wall of his classroom and he was taught the reasons why? Perhaps he would have reacted […]
I scanned through our community newspaper and noticed an obituary for an elderly lady. Since she was part of our community, I read through the notice to see who she was and what she had done. It was a standard list of where she was born, what school she attended, where she had worked,
I love chocolate! After living in Belgium for three years, I am a bit of a chocolate snob. With so many varieties of fine chocolates to choose from, I preferred the small, thin pieces of dark chocolate. In Brussels you could buy them in the grocery store for less than $5. That isn’t bad considering
I have been thinking about Father’s Day and what makes it “Happy.” Yesterday I saw people shopping for just the right present to make their father happy. I’m sure their intentions were good, but the best “present” I ever received as a father was a Godly child. No present could compare to my daughter loving
I know something about a father’s love, having had a father who loved me when I was a young child. I loved his attention, sought his approval, and truly believe he loved me. I had three brothers who also wanted part of him, so I had to share. Every now and then, my father would
