Mar 18, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
This past Sunday, while speaking about the importance of forgiving those who have hurt us, I admitted that I often still feel hurt or discomfort when I’m around people I thought I had forgiven. My unscripted but honest comment struck a nerve. Many of you asked, “If...
Mar 11, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
In the 1985 movie The Purple Rose of Cairo, Cecilia is a New Jersey waitress during the Depression searching for an escape from her dreary life. She becomes obsessed with a movie of the same name, sitting through it so many times she can repeat every word. The star...
Mar 4, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
I just returned from a huge custom car show in Detroit. You might ask, “Why would grown men get up at 5:00 AM on a Saturday, drive four hours through a snow storm, pay twenty bucks to get into a crowded exhibition hall, walk five miles of show floor, then pile back...
Feb 26, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
I just got a new laptop. As I was moving old documents to the new computer, I stumbled onto this story from a frazzled mom and realized it was too good to keep hidden in my cyber-vault. Years ago I “copied & pasted” this story, failing to credit the original...
Feb 19, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
In the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber, Lloyd (Jim Carrey) develops an irrepressible crush on Mary (Lauren Holly), a beautiful and sophisticated girl who is hopelessly out of his league. Lloyd is an incurable romantic… he’s also a dimwitted optimist. Here’s Lloyd asking...
Feb 12, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
“Hey, Ron,” my friend asked, “do you know what a Sunbeam Alpine looks like?” Did I ever! My love for cars has been the tail that wags the dog during many seasons of my life. When Marilyn and I simplified, sold our house and downsized, I made a spiritual and financial...
Feb 5, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
After months of anticipation, Freshmen Orientation finally arrived. I unpacked my bags and squirreled away my personal belongings. Marilyn’s senior picture and a tiny box of memorabilia sat on the shelf above the laminated counter top that would serve as a common...
Jan 29, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
Have you seen my cute little office? Its bright blue walls are lined with my favorite kitschy collections. Trust me, it’s way more relaxing than a tire store or car show! (By the way, this is Amy writing this week, not Ron – if you haven’t figured that out yet.) Take...
Jan 22, 2012 | Blog Post, Weekly Devo
Crowded into the tight confines of the visitor’s locker room, the embattled players settled to one knee as their coach paced back and forth, slapping the remains of the mangled playbook against his leg with every nervous step. He was disheveled and battle worn, yet...
