August 27, 2024    Published August 28, 2024 Since 1985, I have been a Christian.  I am still learning how to be a Christian.  One of the things I am learning is being a Christian includes, suffering.  To help ease the suffering, there are four words that I hold dear:  hope, love, joy and peace. […]

Written on August 17, 2024  2:01pm.  Posted on August 18, 2024    3:00am – PST I continue my walk in the valley. Not all valleys are desolate or ugly. Correct? So the point of this “Part 2” to the previous post is to look for the positive in the walk in the valley.  Look for

Written on August 11, 2024.  8:53pm PST.  Posted same date.  We get to read all these feel good stories.  Right?    Teacher quits due to religious rights.  Wins lawsuit and now is on a talk circuit making hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars.   Homeless man.  Fights to stay alive.  Writes his memoir.  Turns the story into a movie.  Drug addict hits

I am writing this on July 30, 2024. Five days following the Olympics opening ceremony.  This will be a brief article.  Less than 500 words.  If you make it to the end – THANK YOU & CONGRATULATIONS! Yes.  I am a Christian.  Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.  I cannot thank Him enough for

Wrote and posted this July 29. 2024 It happened again!  I pressed the “unfriend” button thinking it was better for our friendship. Do you ever keep track of how many times you negatively reply to a friend’s post(s)? There are Facebook friends who all they do is argue with a post. I believe it is

Written on July 18, 2024.  Posted later that day. I was sitting on our couch. I didn’t have the sound on the TV because I had a baseball game on the radio. Then, I saw him duck behind his podium and secret service surrounding him. I shout for my wife Diana. We then realized the

Written on July 6, 2024.  Posted on that date at 11:32am. Have you ever read the “Book of Job?”  If not, here is one brief summary of the book. Job is presented as such a good man that God boasts about him in a conversation with Satan. Satan is then given permission to test how

Written June 23, 2024 One of my favorite fruits is Cherry.  I found a new cherry for me. The Rainier cherry.  It is so sweet and they are big. The Bing cherry was my go to, but no more!! It’s about the Rainier cherry!! I actually want to go to an orchard and pick cherries.

Written on June 12, 2024   Published on June 14, 2024  3:00am PST I love to read. Currently, I am working on two books.  Dr. Maureen Stout’s The Feel-Good Curriculum:  The Dumbing Down of America’s Kids in The Name of Self-esteem and Dr. Phil’s We’ve Got Issues. Dr. Phil’s book is highly recommended. From his book,

Written on May 26, 2024.  1:34pm – PST.  Published on May 31, 2024.  3:00am – PST ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ladies and Gentlemen, congratulations!!  This is the day you have worked so hard to enjoy.  Also, this is the day when mom and dad feel – old. There are so many topics I have to choose from, but