Money spent for a trip to the Great Smokey Mountains—- $$$ Walking on the trail to Clingmans Dome—– Too far and too steep (almost) Hearing this 18 year old say, “This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen” And hearing this 72 year old say, “I’ve never seen anything like it”. Priceless.
Like a Tree
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by…
Remembering
Henry A. Norton—born July 31, 1911 He was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corp in World War II on the B17 “Pickelpuss” [A/C 42-30063 LD – 481st Squadron – 100th Bomb Group 8th Air Force]. The 481st squadron was the lead for the 100th Bomb Group which was assigned to bomb the Messerschmitt…
Insta{Summer}gram
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. ~John Lubbock
A Reminder to Listen to the Still, Small Voice
It was a Monday morning trip to the store for 1 thing—biscuit mix. That’s all. Just a biscuit mix. But as soon as I walked through the doors of the grocery store, I heard the still, small voice speak: get flowers for her. I got the biscuit mix but remembered that I had no vase…
The Right Road
“And I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right road…” Genesis 24:48a These were the words of Abraham’s servant spoken to Rebekah’s family as he recounted the faithfulness of God in guiding him to find a wife for Isaac.…
Lemonade Punch
Ingredients: 2 pkg pink lemonade Kool-Aid 1 gallon water 1 large can pineapple juice 1 small can frozen lemonade 1 pint frozen strawberries, partially thawed 4 cups sugar 1. Mix Kool-aid and water until dissolved; add remaining ingredients and mix well 2. Freeze overnight 3. Remove from freezer several hours before serving Click here for…
Bloom Where You’re Planted Even in Adversity
She holds birds’ nests, spiders’ webs, and dew drops. She’s been moved, pruned, burned, and picked on. She’s been too hot, too cold, and wind blown. She’s grown up and grown old. Still she blooms. Adversity is hard At times it is difficult to stand tall, much less bloom. Withering and dying seem easier. What,…
4 Ways to Pray—>How to Talk and Listen to God
And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears” (I Samuel 3:10) I read these words and realize that all too often I go to God and say, “Lord, listen. I have something to say”. I always have something to say. I need…
The Good Thing That Will Never End
Looking back through some of my writing from 2012 I found these words. I needed them again today. Maybe you need them, too. A week ago at this time, I was strolling through the streets of New Orleans with Eric chatting about where we wanted to have lunch. I was keenly aware that the trip…