Don’t Edit the Bad Stuff

Sometimes, life gets hard. Mistakes are made. People fail. Bad stuff happens. Or, to say it more poetically, “Into each life some rain must fall,” Longfellow While preparing to speak at a college fundraiser, Wendell and I have gone back through thirty...
Easter Makes Me Homesick

Easter Makes Me Homesick

Easter always makes me feel a little homesick, and this year the emotion is strong. At first, I thought it was because I miss my dad who is in Heaven. He was the master of epic family egg hunts. Or my mother, who is too many miles away from our new town. She always...
Let’s Celebrate Pi Day with Pie!

Let’s Celebrate Pi Day with Pie!

A holiday devoted to math. What an idea. Plus, it is celebrated on Albert Einstein’s birthday. March 14th is significant in the life of Pi. If you want to understand it more, here is an interesting link. Everything you need to know about Pi Day If you would...
Today, We Played Ball

Today, We Played Ball

The taxes are due soon. I can’t find the last receipt that needs to be verified, listed, and attached. Towels need folding, and the floor is in desperate need of a sweep. And a mop. This pile of miscellany in my office must find a home or be tossed in the trash....

Tell Your Story

“I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us. Isaiah 63:7 (NIV) According to statistics, over one billion children’s fiction books were sold in 2020. Other sources may give...