It’s funny how everything sounds cooler in a foreign language, doesn’t it? The theme of this post deals with making the most of this year. Last year had so many ups and downs, and for many, more downs than ups. So, this post will focus on making 2021 a better ( continue reading… )
With today being Inauguration Day, I thought it would be appropriate to write about new days. Today is a new day, historically, for our nation with President Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris becoming the first woman, African-American, and Asian-American citizen to become the ( continue reading… )
Well, I fully intended on posting this over the weekend, but, have needed time to process all of the churn and to “moderate my content” so as not to run afoul of Facebook, Twitter, et al. Time will tell if this was successful! While I have a lot of thoughts ( continue reading… )
After a two year hiatus we have decided to start writing the post again. We will move to a weekly post as opposed to daily and are looking forward to sharing new insights as we have grown and so have our children. As the three of us reflected, we determined ( continue reading… )
I learned some things about myself this week, that, frankly, after 50+ years, I had not really considered. I guess I should put this in context, in order to make it make better sense. The past several months have been personally challenging. I have kept much of it to myself, ( continue reading… )
Paul Harvey wrote this in 1964. Prophetic. If I were the prince of darkness, I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness. I’d have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple ( continue reading… )
I have a friend who has been married for over 20 years, but when I hear him talk to his wife you wouldn’t think it was his best friend – far from it. When his wife talks to him, you wouldn’t think he was her chosen one either. I hear ( continue reading… )
Before archaeologists spend time and money excavating an area they always (well, almost always) dig an shallow trench across the area to be studied to see if it’s worth expending the effort for a full scale dig. They carefully plan the excavation and if something of interest is uncovered, they ( continue reading… )
i picked this topic to cover two different issues: environmental impacts of global warming and decisions I’ve been wrestling with on faith. The philosophy of Natura naturans was put forth in the Middle Ages by Baruch Spinoza as a contrast to those who said that nature had to be cared ( continue reading… )
Book Review – The Leading Brain: Powerful Science-Based Strategies for Achieving Peak Performance by Hans W. Hagemann Why did that bother me? Why do I let the little things bother me? Why can’t I control these emotions and how can I change this to be the person my dog thinks ( continue reading… )