by Amelia Avila | Aug 28, 2025 | Devotional
My husband and I are in the process of having various home repairs completed. For me, deciding paint colors is one of the most challenging, psychological exercises. It’s crazy how choosing a simple paint color can be so nerve wracking. What if I choose the wrong...
by Don Freeman | Dec 3, 2024 | Devotional
Spiders, for all their ‘ick’ factor, or ‘eek’ factor, are fascinating little engineers. The precise geometry of their webs is second to none. One morning at home, with the sun glinting just right, it was possible to see a single, eight-foot-long strand of silk...
by Don Freeman | Nov 26, 2024 | Devotional
A chidren’s story tells the tale of a little orphaned bird fortunate to be taken in by a mother duck. She had misgivings as the poor waif was rather ugly, wrong color, wrong- shaped head, strange beak, and maybe worst of all, he couldn’t quack! He just made terrible...
by Don Freeman | Nov 21, 2024 | Devotional
Autumn glory. It’s inevitable that someone will land on this phrase to describe the wonder that is the magical transformation of forests and leafy parks during this annual change of season. My commute from home to the office has been a delight this year, observing the...
by Don Freeman | Aug 24, 2024 | Devotional
I’m surprised at how seldom I think of my array of accumulated conveniences. Like the functioning of the all-important, morning coffee machine. Or the arrival of hot water for a shower. Or AC during hot weather and heat in those other months. Or my car starting when...
