Olivia is celebrating her 6th birthday in Texas (2015).  She is the youngest of our three (great) grandchildren and she loves monkeys.  We sent her brother and sister boxes through the mail for their birthdays and she felt left out.  We live in Beijing, so Grandma Far-Far-Away sent her a box full of monkeys.  I thought she had outgrown […]

     For the past six years we wished our youngest granddaughter a Happy Birthday from far-far-away.  We lived overseas and after a brief phone call, we would wait for pictures of the celebration to show up on Facebook. This year we were able to celebrate her birthday in person!      It wasn’t a cake

The horrific attack by Hamas in Israel is hard to comprehend. Terrorists usually limit their targets to preserve some support for their actions, but they didn’t. People normally won’t tolerate attacks against helpless women, children, and the elderly, for no one can justify that kind of slaughter. Apparently, attacking Israelis is an exception to that

Headlines around the world announced the news “The King Is Dead.” People from all walks of life are drawn to the title that means power, wealth, and luxury. A title often misused in modern society; this was a real King. He lived in royal splendor and reigned over a country that has 1/5th of the

My wife and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary. It hasn’t always been easy, but we put our faith in GOD and didn’t give up. That took us through the rough parts and gave us reasons to celebrate during the good times. After years of loneliness, I could hardly believe I was married to that