Stuck in Time
September 30, 2018 - It’s difficult to image what life might be like without the grace of God in my life. Or, without the ability to let go o...
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The Old Iron Bridge
September 29, 2018 - This time next week the Mrs. and I will be enjoying time with my mother and family back home in Allegan, Michigan. We’re...
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McKinney Oktoberfest
September 28, 2018 - After a long week, it’s time to relax tonight. Not a lot to share about with you as my heart is heavily burdened by watc...
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Watch Out for Snakes
September 27, 2018 - Something I’ve learned about Texas since living here, is that one must look out for snakes in the wild. You really need...
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As the World Turns
September 26, 2018 - Have you ever met those people who’s lives seem to be in constant chaos? Every time you turn around it’s as though some...
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Presumption
September 25, 2018 - I’m sitting on the plane in Chicago tonight looking out the window at the rain coming down waiting to take off thinking...
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Change
September 24, 2018 - Change. Not the extra coins in the bowel next to my desk. No, the kind that takes us from one way of living to another....
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Sadness
September 23, 2018 - Maybe it’s the weather or perhaps the time of year, but there are times when sadness creeps up into my heart out of nowh...
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In My Weakness
September 22, 2018 - Getting older stinks. I must admit. It seems the days get shorter and it takes twice as much energy to do what I used to...
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Theodore
September 21, 2018 - Growing up, we always had a cat around but one cat, Theodore, I’ll always remember. Theodore was one of a kind with seve...
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The Best Burgers In Town
September 20, 2018 - One of the things the Mrs. and I used to enjoy was to sample different burger joints around the area. Over the past seve...
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Just 'Own It...'
September 19, 2018 - Sales can be one of those careers that will either make you or break you. Over the past twenty-five years, it has been t...
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News Break
September 18, 2018 - Watching the news over the past few weeks can leave one wishing they lived on the other side of the world; or, with the...
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Bacon
September 17, 2018 - I don’t think there’s any other smell in this world that entices people more than bacon. Where we live in McKinney, ther...
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Morse Code
September 16, 2018 - Many young people today have only heard of Morse code from the movies where a soldier being held prisoner is sending a m...
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Mercy Chefs
September 15, 2018 - Several years ago, I had the chance to help volunteer with a wonderful organization called Mercy Chefs. It was right aft...
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The Cajun Navy
September 14, 2018 - When I think about what love in action looks like, or laying down our life for another, I can’t help but to think about...
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South Carolina
September 13, 2018 - A little over ten years ago, my Dad and family moved to South Carolina to escape the cold Michigan winters. At the time,...
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Appreciation
September 12, 2018 - There’s something powerful that happens to people when they feel appreciated. It’s as though a light comes on and their...
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We Will Never Forget
September 11, 2018 - Most of us can remember where we were that dreadful and horrible day when 9/11 happened. I was working from home upstair...
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If Animals Could Talk
September 10, 2018 - I’m sure I’m aging myself with this one, but I used to enjoy watching re-runs of the television show, Mr. Ed The Talking...
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It's the Little Things
September 09, 2018 - Early this morning, the Mrs. heard a noise out in the foyer. After hitting the lights, she realized immediately that we...
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Vanity
September 08, 2018 - There was a day, after getting my eyes straightened surgically, I thought I might give modeling a try to help earn money...
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Just Hold On
September 07, 2018 - Wouldn’t it be great to have one of those Titanic moments?... Well, not the ending. Just the part when they’re at the ve...
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Looking Up - What do You See?
September 06, 2018 - Often, when we think of our faith we think of it as something we must strive to attain. We feel that, one day, maybe ‘I’...
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Safe Harbor
September 05, 2018 - As a young boy, Dad would take my sister and me out for boat rides on Austin Lake where he had a log cabin on the shore.
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Southern Wisdom
September 04, 2018 - If I’ve learned one thing after living in Texas, it is that there is something to be said about, ‘Southern Wisdom’. Havi...
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My First Job - J & R Grocery
September 03, 2018 - As a teen, getting a job wasn’t an option if we wanted to have a car. It was work or take the bus. The decision was an e...
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Vows
September 02, 2018 - Eighteen years ago, today, my life was forever changed for the better by a woman I met through, what I believe, was a di...
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Respect
September 01, 2018 - Earlier today, the Mrs. and I were taking a drive in search of garage sale treasures. I decided to stop into a nearby Ra...
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