When the end Wasn’t The End

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah Psalm 46:1-3 I...

A Little off Broadway

We have officially launched the holiday season at our house by taking in a Broadway production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. The show was touring in Omaha, which is more than a little off Broadway. It provided plenty of dazzle, including a thrilling...

The Things We Do For Love

We do lots of things for love, of course. Things to get it; things to keep it; things to celebrate it. I’m thinking here of certain things we would do, though, only for the sake of someone we love. You know, the sacrificial kind of things – like...

Road Trip

In about ten minutes, I’m climbing into the van with two of our daughters and three of our grandchildren for a Road Trip!! We are headed to Omaha to celebrate the first birthday of grandchild Number Ten, Nola Serenity Long. It is a huge event. We will evidently...

Things You Will Never Regret

– Buying new towels. Seriously, after a few years of marital sharing, treat yourself to some towels. No one is giving you a mid-life bridal shower. (Ditto on new pans for the kitchen, new sheets for the bed, and new unmentionables for the lingerie drawer.)...

Significance

Both Felicity and Serenity have been talking about this subject, so it is on my mind. And, I wonder if our perspective on it changes with the decades. I’m not sure the thought weighs on me very much anymore, but maybe it should. Don’t get me wrong. I still...