Counting the Cost

     Last week Rachel Denhollander gave her victim impact statement in a packed courtroom.  Denholander was a 15 year old member of  USA  Gymnastic Team when Dr. Larry Nassar began sexually abusing her.   Sixteen years later  she was the first victim to publicly accuse Nassar of sexual assault and abuse.  Since then over 150 […]

Unpredictable

    I like to look at the weather on my phone for the upcoming week and see where it is trending.  Is it getting warmer?  Is there a chance of snow?  How cold is it going to be when I walk the dog in the morning? But no matter how good the meteorologist are […]

Uncertain

“Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so        Little ones to Hm belong, they are weak but He is strong        Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me        The Bible tells me so.”     Many people have […]

“I Have A Dream”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/15/18   “I Have A Dream” I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation […]

Lord, Have Mercy

 ‘Lord, Have Mercy’        People may remember the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were tried in court for espionage against the United States.  They were found guilty and were sentenced to death for selling nuclear secrets to the Russians.  They died in the electric chair on June 19, 1953.   As the final […]

Fear Not

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were so afraid.  And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I […]

Blue Christmas

  I’ll have a Blue Christmas without you I’ll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won’t be the same dear, if you’re not here with me And when those blue snowflakes start falling That’s when those blue memories start calling You’ll be doing all right, with […]

Christmas Magic

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, our son-in-law, Mike, introduced us to a magician/illusionist/entertainer by the name of Michael Carbonaro. His T.V. show is called “The Carbonaro Effect”, which is basically a hidden camera he uses to capture the reactions of people as he uses sleight of hand to fool people into thinking they are seeing something […]

God’s Girls

   God’s Girls      Every day there seems to be another sexual harassment, sexual abuse or sexual misconduct allegation coming out against a celebrity or politician.  In the last two months prominent names such as Harry Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, James Toback, Ben Affleck, Mark Halpern, Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer have been accused of […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, defending us with His guardian care against unfriendly designs from abroad and vouchsafing to us in His mercy many and signal victories over the enemy, who is of our own household. It […]