I’m Awake!

I’m Awake!

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...
It hurts so good!

It hurts so good!

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,...
The Father Knows Best

The Father Knows Best

Is it because of the Mars/Venus thing as has been suggested? Is it to provide stand-up comics with endless fodder for their routines? (I mean, Phyllis Diller would have lost most of her material without Fang.) Is it revealing of God’s playful sense of humor,...
I can’t be overdrawn, I still have checks left!

I can’t be overdrawn, I still have checks left!

Who would have thought that such a simple thing as cool air meeting warm air could have so dramatic an effect? I’m no specialist in that department, but I’ve been told those loud, crashing rumbles are angels bowling in heaven and the bright lights are from when their...
The Big Win of Lifetimes

The Big Win of Lifetimes

It’s needed for playing darts, for bowling, for basketball, for playing golf, for archery, even for backing a car from the driveway. We’re talking about ‘aim.’ Watching the initiated, the pro, the accomplished, these activities all look playground simple. But for the...
It’s all clear to me now!

It’s all clear to me now!

Many of us are grateful for the medical field of Optometry and have contributed generously to the maintenance of beachfront Caribbean villas and Swiss chalets which will never be deeded to us. I suppose we could harbor a twinge of resentment over the seeming...
Be Anxious for Nothing

Be Anxious for Nothing

Aren’t we hilarious? I mean, really. We say silly things like, “Time is of the essence.” “Time is money.” Time’s a wastin.’” “I don’t have time for that.” “What a colossal waste of time!” And all this ‘time’ we are no longer stuck in panic-stricken deadlines, no...
“What if .  .  .?”

“What if . . .?”

Sometimes you hear someone say something like, “If you knew that today was your last day to live, what would you choose to do?” But I’m thinking about ideas that are in another direction entirely. I wonder what would happen if we were to luxuriously marinate in the...
God’s Love Gift & Heaven’s Generous Reward*

God’s Love Gift & Heaven’s Generous Reward*

Throughout millennia children have been treated on an enormous spectrum. In the days of the Old Testament, pagan religions would offer their children in a ritual fire as a sacrifice to their gods. Scripture, in Proverbs 13:24 (the Voice) says: “Those who spare the rod...
Make mine a double espresso, please.

Make mine a double espresso, please.

Summer Intensives – remember those from university? A great way to pack in extra credit in between regular sessions. The best thing is that they are over quickly, sometimes in just five or six weeks. But that’s with four classes a week plus assigned study group, plus...