I woke up the other night at 3 in the morning. To that point, my dreams had only been about the pesky moles that seem to have overtaken my back yard. I’ve declared war on the moles over the past year, and to this point they have been the victor. My wife thinks that I…
My eyes were glued to our mini-van’s glass window, trying to find every possible hotel billboard that mentioned the word “pool.” Who needs Mount Rushmore or Niagara Falls? On a cross-country road trip, as a child, nothing could trump the delight of a massive box of chlorine. Needless to say I grew increasingly skeptical of…
Around Christmas time I made a batch of cocoa cookies. I had made this family recipe many times, so I was quite surprised when I bit into the finished product and it tasted like burnt play-dough. What had gone wrong? Why had my baking skills suddenly turned into a baking curse? I checked the milk…
Do I make plans without considering the will of God?” Do I make plans without considering the will of God?” As I went to get the milk from the fridge this morning, that question starred back at me from its little page, hung so purposefully with a butterfly-shaped refrigerator magnet. How many times have I…
“Merry Christmas!” is a very common phrase this time of year. While it is commonly associated with spreading cheer, there is more behind these two words than just a jolly greeting. The word “Merry” historically means “mighty.” So, rather than saying “Happy Christmas,” we are in fact saying, “Mighty Christmas!” Changes everything, doesn’t it? Christmas…
