by Don Freeman | May 5, 2022 | Devotional
Meltdowns. We’ve all (likely) been guilty of foisting one or two of those screaming hissy fits (with alligator tears and foot stompings) on unhappy parents (followed up, if we’re old enough for this, with a corresponding corrective measure or two or three). Barring...
by Don Freeman | May 3, 2022 | Devotional
Are we ‘got to’s or ‘get to’s? That’s today’s burning question. Here are a few possible scenarios (out of thousands!) to help us move closer to determining the answer: 1. We’re ten years old and mom calls us to set the table for dinner....
by Don Freeman | Apr 30, 2022 | Devotional
Wouldn’t it be fascinating to do a Prequel to Jesus’ public ministry, highlighting, especially, the pre-Jesus lives of the twelve guys who would become disciples, then friends, of this one called the Messiah. There have been movies depicting a very other-worldly,...
by Don Freeman | Apr 28, 2022 | Devotional
I guess I‘m a tad word-nerdy. I really get into new words, sometimes making them up myself to fit a given situation (it’s possible you’ve noticed). And I was very recently introduced to new-to-me word, ‘attentional.’ It’s actually in the dictionary (I had to look it...
by Don Freeman | Apr 26, 2022 | Devotional
Barriers can be helpful things: netting against mosquitoes, insulation against the extremes of hot or cold, riprap against shoreline erosion, levees against floods, sunscreen against UV damage, castle moats against foreign invasion etc. We just put new roofing...
by Don Freeman | Apr 23, 2022 | Devotional
There are moments in our lives which change everything: a madly loved ‘friend’ becomes a fiancée/fiancé, the job promotion comes through, the house sells, the perfect house is found, the diploma is inked, the surgery is successful, and on and on and on. For good or...
