Sunday, October 26, 2025 Gloomy skies lent themselves to the perfect day for pumpkin carving and baking delights. Our youngest proclaimed that he is the youngest kid in the family to carve a pumpkin by himself, while the middle kiddo gently pondered that he is rediscovering his love for baking. The aromas of the house…

Monday, October 27, 2025 “What do you think I will be when I grow up?” Asked my daughter. That was a tough question for me. Let me think on that one.  Your brothers I can take a solid guess. This one will be a therapist who uses animals to help his patients. This one will…

Friday, October 31, 2025 The earnestness of a child. Have you seen it in their eyes?  The intensity with which they gaze into your eyes, locked in for better communication.  Their eyes are open and innocent. They share with concentrated excitement.  It is full and rich, complete when we return such direct and focused attention…

Saturday, November 1, 2025 We won an orchid at a missions fair at our church from the Singapore table. Several blossoms started dying so I thought maybe we had killed it, but then this beauty opened up.  Life sometimes springs from what appeared dying.

Monday, November 3, 2025 Feeling alone with someone is sometimes more difficult than feeling alone by oneself. 

Thursday, November 6, 2025 A sandpiper pecked proudly at the ground, outrunning the waves as she found hidden food under the wet sand.  He was just like every other sandpiper on this peaceful morning… except for one key difference. He had but one leg.  Whether born with just one leg or due to an accident, this…

Saturday, November 8, 2025 Family game nights teach us so much about ourselves. Tonight was Taboo. One of my sons got stuck on one word and repeated the same one word clue five times. I think he may need to work on flexibility. I found myself providing a lot of words but not as salient…