My weakness is meat. I prefer a thick prime rib over chocolate cake.  In fact, I am not tempted by chocolate at all. It may surprise you that I do not like chocolate.  I am not tempted by sweets, but I am tempted by a hunk of meat, medium rare. But in an effort to […]

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22
Apr

As of tomorrow, we will no longer have TV. We got cable TV for my mother in law to watch the Chinese channels. Since she’s on vacation, we are saving money by canceling TV until she comes back. No more Alton Brown, Cake Challenge, and Dirty Jobs…oh, and Jeopardy…that’s gonna hurt. But I can definitely […]

Another sermon on the Lord’s prayer on Sunday, but it never gets old. The sermon reminded me that acknowledging God as our Lord and to submit to him is the first step of prayer. This week, I’ve been praying the words “God, be the Lord over…” when stating my concerns. It gives me the right […]

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Whenever life gets you down and you think life is not fair, just reread the life of Joseph in the Bible. I met a boy at church today who got into some trouble at school. His mom brought him to church to do some “community service”. I learned a bit of the back story, and […]

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09
Apr

My son has an ideal life right now. He is good at doing something that makes him good money. And he enjoys doing it. And he can do it anywhere in the world. And he will do just that. He’ll be traveling. Where? Anywhere he wants. He has nothing that ties him down. He can […]

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An extrovert comes out of a meeting wishing she didn’t say so much. An introvert comes out of a meeting wishing she had said more. I usually wish I didn’t so much. What about you?

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Have you ever wondered how the 66 books of the Bible all fit together? Is there a common thread that runs through from Genesis to Revelation? In his book 66 Love Letters, Dr. Crabb gives a brief summary of each of the 66 books of the Bible along with the general theme of each book, […]

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My daughter had to draw a picture of Napoleon as part of a class assignment. “Were there guns in the days of Napoleon?” Mike answered, “Yeah, Napoleon had a bunch of ’em.” 🙂