When all our kids are home for Thanksgiving, and that’s been awhile now, we try and see a movie, either the night before Thanksgiving or the night of Thanksgiving. There is usually a Christmas comedy that’s on the big screen, and when we can, we try and take it in. Several years ago, we laughed …
It should come as no surprise that so many of us feel lonely during the holidays. According to ResearchHub, 17% of older people are in contact with family, friends and neighbors less than once a week and 11% are in contact less than once a month, and over half (51%) of all people aged 75 …
The church sanctuary was packed. The audience was abuzz with chatter. The orchestra was tuning their instruments. Within minutes, I would step to the platform, greet the audience, pray, then sit back and enjoy the cantata, the performance of which was under the very capable hands of our Minister of Music, who that night, was …
I’ll take the night before Thanksgiving over Christmas Eve any year. Christmas Eve is a tired ol’day, worn out by the flurry of activity preceding it, and by the time it arrives, usually too soon, it’s all out of breath as it plops its burden of stress and strain—last minute shopping, checklists, nagging questions (Did …
“Oklahoma! You’re a long way from home.” I was in the grocery store with my wife Saturday, and on Saturdays, during college football season, I ALWAYS were a shirt bearing my team’s insignia, “OU,” or “Oklahoma Football,” in their colors, crimson and cream. Whenever I’m tempted to purchase another OU T-Shirt (long or short sleeved, …