Published July 4th, 2023 by

O say can you see by the dawn’s early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleamingWhose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fightO’er the ramparts…

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Published July 3rd, 2023 by

A picket, a pocket, there’s something in the docket.The wrapping ripped, the gift not mine, so how to end this snoopy time?Shall I give up this loathsome thing? What if…

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Published July 2nd, 2023 by

This week someone told me to get over a small disappointment and fail forward, meaning, I think, to pick myself up and get going again. Yes, indeed. Failure is part…

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Published July 1st, 2023 by

Did you know that Canadians invented the: I could go on telling you about more food inventions, but remember that we did more than our share in both world wars,…

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Published June 30th, 2023 by

Yes, I know I’ve told you this lots of times. Just do it!  But do we? After John was beheaded, Jesus needed to be alone with his grief, but soon…

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Published June 29th, 2023 by

Just try to get a coffee at your local shop. Oh, the decisions we are saddled with! Do you want decaf or regular?   Black or with cream? Any sugar?  Small,…

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Published June 28th, 2023 by

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth Believers, look up-take courage.  The angels are nearer than you think. Billy Graham Never give up, for that…

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Published June 27th, 2023 by

The longer I hold a weighty problem, the longer it holds me.  If I fuss for a minute, think over the options and then hand it to God, that’s one…

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Published June 26th, 2023 by

Today I found myself mindlessly humming this tune.  ‘You’re nobody ’til somebody loves you You’re nobody ’til somebody cares.’  Originally Dean Martin made it popular; Michael Bublé recently brought it…

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Published June 25th, 2023 by

Whether writing a novel, raising our children, or attending school for a law degree, shouldn’t prayer be the number one priority of our lives? After all, God says that we…

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