by Don Freeman | Jan 13, 2022 | Devotional
We’ve been launched into a brand-new year, 2022, and are being invited, as always, into its Journey of Discovery. But there’s an annoying glitch we all need to deal with. A significant obstacle blocks the way to our goal for the year, which is a richer experience of...
by Don Freeman | Jan 11, 2022 | Devotional
When I was a child, I thought like a child and ate milk chocolate like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things and began to eat the more manly, dark chocolate (with all due deference to the Apostle Paul). I must add that the entirety of my...
by Don Freeman | Jan 8, 2022 | Devotional
This is a friend’s profound sentiment. His point, perhaps obvious, is that once a problem/situation/set of circumstances has been identified, that is merely step one. The knowing, in itself, doesn’t alter what currently exists, what is producing consternation at some...
by Don Freeman | Jan 6, 2022 | Devotional
When we moved three years ago, I was on a mission to get better lighting into our new house. Simple enough, right? Well, it turns out that there have been major changes in the lighting world since I last investigated. I remember going to the store, back in the day, to...
by Don Freeman | Jan 4, 2022 | Devotional
In France, there’s a saying that there is a cheese for every day of the year. Sue and I tried many varieties in our time there, but since, like architectural styles, cheeses are regional, being found almost exclusively in the department (or county) where they are...
by Don Freeman | Jan 1, 2022 | Devotional
Did you know that in ancient Israel, a newly married young man was required to take a 365-day honeymoon? During that time, he was not to be sent to war or have any other responsibilities put on him. It was written into the legal code – one full year! The reason...
