Aug 4, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
The other day as I was mowing, a killdeer (which is a bird… not a deer) ran out in front of my tractor screaming in protest, dragging her wing along the ground as though it was badly broken. Suddenly she would stop, turn and charge the mower, then limp off to the side...
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Aug 1, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I was raised on music like some people were raised on a farm or on vegetarian diets. I cannot think of a time or an occasion that music has not been prominent in my life. Granted, the type of music was monitored, but nonetheless I learned to appreciate The...
Jul 29, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
A few days ago, Marilyn and I were running errands in Lancaster, checking off our to-do list, when lunch-time—that “glorious time of day!”—rolled around. As the Lord would have it, we were next to one of our favorite lunch spots: Steak n’ Shake. Steak n’ Shake is to...
Jul 10, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
After church last Sunday, Marilyn and I hit the road for Chicago to visit the home of our life-long friends. They actually live in Dyer, Indiana, a community that has been enfolded into the rambling metropolitan sprawl that leads to the Windy Cit Their home sits on an...
Jul 10, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Can you believe it? The stores are advertising Back to School items already! When I was a youngster, the seasons didn’t overlap as they do now. No, instead they flowed from one into the other like ice cream melting over warm pie. Mom would see the golden rod blooming...
Jul 3, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Life has its storms doesn’t it? I am so grateful our Lord is a nurturing God. He husbands us, caring for and providing for our needs. Jesus knows about your storm damage, and He’s looking over you right now. Please read through these passages and use the questions as...
Jun 29, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
We’ve recently sold our home. That in itself was a faith-builder for us, considering the stagnation of the current economy. We packed up and moved fifty feet up the hillside to my father-in-law’s home. Thing is… he still lives there. We shuffled and shoved our stuff...
Jun 26, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Last Friday Marilyn and I traveled to Amish Country. These visits are becoming a regular spring and fall event for us, along with her sister, Connie, and her father, Wayne. This trip however, carried more meaning than past visits. Marilyn’s mother, Naomi, lost her...
Jun 20, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I love to see family resemblances. It always warms my heart. It’s a personal pastime for me whenever I’m in a crowd. Do you realize that we all share in our Heavenly Fathers features through His Son, Jesus Christ? “God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark...
