by Don Freeman | Jul 24, 2021 | Devotional
On any given street in any given neighborhood anywhere in the world, life’s parade is on the march. At one house, a new baby has just come home from the hospital. At the next, a couple is dividing up a household as the divorce becomes final. At the third, frenetic...
by Don Freeman | Jul 22, 2021 | Devotional
Here, in coastal southeastern Virginia, we have an unusual situation with our one main highway, Interstate 64 (affectionately, or otherwise, known simply as ’64’). Its even number indicates an East-West roadway. But for ‘Southside’ locals (those living in Norfolk,...
by Don Freeman | Jul 20, 2021 | Devotional
On multiple weekends a year, Garage/Yard Sales bear out the truism: “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Strewn across driveways and lawns from New Hampshire to California one finds an eclectic display of anything from assorted building materials and tools to...
by Don Freeman | Jul 17, 2021 | Devotional
Did you ever have a book of ‘Connect the Dots’ when you were little? It was a book of puzzles where there were numbered dots all over the page, and you had to draw a line from dot ‘1’ to dot ‘2’ to dot ‘3’ and so on, whereupon a picture you had ‘drawn’ would appear...
by Don Freeman | Jul 15, 2021 | Devotional
I have a theory. Well, maybe not a theory, more like a thought that’s percolating. Well, maybe it’s just my runaway imagination. In any case, it probably won’t hold up to close scrutiny or informed research, but if you’ll humor me for a few hundred words, I’ll unpack...
by Don Freeman | Jul 13, 2021 | Devotional
It’s easy to identify competitive types. They’re the ones on the highway who can’t tolerate another vehicle in front of them, so they are constantly shifting lanes to get ahead of the ‘Sunday drivers.’ They’re the ones who have to tell you they’ve sheared an hour off...
by Don Freeman | Jul 10, 2021 | Devotional
A. A. Milne’s famous donkey, Eeyore, responds to the new red balloon that Christopher Robin attaches as his tail’s replacement: “Sure is a cheerful color. Guess I’ll have to get used to it.” When Piglet bids him a cheery, “Good Morning,” he...
by Don Freeman | Jul 8, 2021 | Devotional
Today, there’s a race going on. The Tour de France is a 23-day, 2414-mile bicycling trek through France, ending on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday, July 18. There are 184 riders in 8 teams. But there’s another race happening. It’s among car manufacturers who are...
by Don Freeman | Jul 6, 2021 | Devotional
Dream scenario: You see a sign indicating a Contractor Open House. Intrigued, you decide to check it out. On arrival, you take in a gorgeous, brand-new home. It’s obviously way beyond the reach of your budget, but you’ve arrived, so why not go in and check out...
by Don Freeman | Jun 19, 2021 | Devotional
Air pressure in car tires. Water pressure in a shower. The pressure of the opposing team on the sports field. The weighted pressure of workout equipment. Regulated blood pressure. These are all good and necessary forces when exerted. They keep us rolling safely along,...
