My favorite children’s story when I was a kid was the “Little Engine That Could.” I made my mother read that one to me, over and over, until I’m sure she was muttering, “Oh Lord, not again,” when I asked for her to read it “one more time.” Do you remember it? A little blue …
“I do believe those are your three most favorite words,” my wife commented, with no criticism intended. It was one of those, “by-the-way” observations that give reason for pause. I had just used the phrase, “just in case.” “Really?” I responded, surprised, and a tad defensive. She chuckled, trying to wave it off as a …
Have you heard about the man who moved into a retirement community to spend the rest of his life there? It wasn’t long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady to whom he was especially attracted, and she was attracted to him, also. So, they spent …
It’s Christmas Eve, and maybe your mind is on a half-dozen, last-minute preparations for a family gathering: Who will show? Did I cook or overcook the turkey? Will Uncle George like the cologne we got him, and will Aunt Alice’s little Tommy throw another hissy fit if he has to behave for more that 27 …
I let my eyes rest a while on each person gathered in the room, pondering the roads that had brought them to that warm and inviting home that night. We were laughing, some more raucously than others, as you might expect at a Christmas party. This one was with my wife’s small group bible study. …