Do you prefer Romances or Thrillers??

Do you prefer Romances or Thrillers??

Do you like surprises? Like having your restaurant server announce that your bill has already been paid by an anonymous guest? Or like hearing that the car repair bill was only half the estimate? Or walking into a room filled with partiers – all gathered for your...
Have you been lifting weights??

Have you been lifting weights??

Have you ever made a purchase which failed to live up to expectations? You know, the one that breaks on first use. Or is too flimsy for the job. Or is an assemble-it-yourself nightmare, missing essential pieces (I’m pretty sure I didn’t lose them in the packaging I...
Just a Road Trip??

Just a Road Trip??

What a year! So frightening! So confusing! So many questions! And the negativity! And the wild rumors! And the vicious accusations! Families and community divided. Life completely turned sideways by all these unexpected and unwelcome developments. And now, this late...
Are we, too, ‘Surprised by Joy’?

Are we, too, ‘Surprised by Joy’?

Some are hilarious. Some are full of pathos and drama. Some are downright scary. Still others are heartwarming and sweet. “I remember one time .  .  .” is how many of the tellings of our life stories get started, with those around us typically chiming in with tales...
I hope there’s pie for dessert!

I hope there’s pie for dessert!

A US Thanksgiving. A tradition. An annual ritual. A trip across the miles to gather again. An occasion for hugs and reunion and tears and laughter and shared memories. This tradition is a wondrous thing but, sadly, for more than a few, it is a ghastly moral obligation...
Billy and Me and the Apostle Paul, too

Billy and Me and the Apostle Paul, too

In a recent ‘Family Circus’ comic strip (yes, another comic strip!) Mommy asks young Billy to go ask his dad to come help her with some boxes in the attic. Billy dutifully heads off, briefly looking through every room of the house, out the back door, then a quick tree...