IX.  Have Fun What’s the point of all this if we don’t have a little fun along the way? ‘Nuf said. SOURCE: https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/the-ten-commandments-of-retirement/

From a Roman Catholic friend requesting anonymity — As I begin this most Holy Week, commemorating Your gift of salvation, I pray that this commemoration will also be a real and transforming participation in Your life, death, and resurrection. Thank You for redeeming us, dear Lord. Please open my heart to receive Your grace fully.…

VIII.  Cherish Friends & Family Our neighbor recently stopped his truck in our driveway when he saw I needed some help with our new 5th wheel (that’s a story for another post.  Note to self to add it to the queue).  We didn’t know each other, but he stopped to help anyway. We’ve since become good friends. …

If we all had warning labels, what would yours say? …and what would you want yours to say?

FROM 02.18.25 — With his graciously expressed permission, I share what friend and colleague Monty Weatherall wrote earlier today —– The church has become a laughing stock, a place to be mocked. A once-pillar in our community has been reduced to fodder for social media posts, vlogs, and a way for many to grow their…

VII.  Stay Flexible To Change I don’t know how my life will change in 100 93 Days, but I know how I’d like to approach it from a mental perspective.  I am determined to be flexible and to accept change with optimism and open arms.  The life that my wife and I lead from this point forward…

If we all had warning labels, what would yours say?

A 7-year-old friend, telling about his Grandma’s situation when she was in her 90s — “She couldn’t learn anything anymore.” Best description I’ve ever heard of the nastiness that is Alzheimer’s.

Thank you again, Allen Miller — Encourage one another  and build each other up,  just as in fact you are doing. — 1st Thessalonians 5:11

“Rock bottom has a basement.” But… Where can I flee from your presence?If I go up to the heavens, you are there;    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. — Psalm 139:7b + 8 And….