GOOD MONDAY MORNING! What a great time we spent together yesterday evening. Hot dogs, Hot Chocolate, good fellowship and singing carols and Christmas songs. Everyone was in good voice and the Christmas spirit was dynamic. Monday….it’s time for a joke: Next to Easter, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Advent services, beautiful music, the decorated sanctuary…
I sure am glad I wasn’t the teacher for the snake in a lunchbox. There would have been a new door in that classroom as I fled! Life is full of surprises. Some are good and some are not so good. We are feted at a surprise birthday party. We may be visited by someone…
Good gracious! I think, if we are honest, we might have difficulty adhering to some of the directives of that thought. I confess, no matter how hard I try, seeing the best in some people escapes me. Sometimes, it is challenging to forgive a great wrong. In this world, I find it hard to forget…
It’s Wonderful Wednesday! Here’s our quote of the week: “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” (John Muir, Conservationist) I love to travel, though I not doing much travel these days. I cherish the “back roads”, avoiding the interstates whenever possible. You can experience relaxing drives and observe what is truly Americana. Daylilies…
Good Terrific Tuesday Morning! I sure hope everyone had a good day yesterday. It looks like it is going to be colder morning tomorrow, so stay warm. Tuesdays are “Hymn Day”. Since we are now in Advent, I thought we would look at some hymns we sing in Advent along with their stories. Our first Advent hymn…
Good Monday Morning!It was good to see a nice attendance last night for the Christmas drama, “Benjamin’s Wish”. Everyone did an outstanding job. The carols, the singers and readers really put all of us in the Christmas mood. Let’s start the week with a joke: Have you ever wondered what God looks like? Truthfully, I’ve…
Good Finally Friday Morning! Have you ever done something that was different or odd and out of the ordinary? In your everyday life, did you do something crazy? I’m feeling hesitancy in your answers. That’s okay. I don’t mind telling you some of mine. Honestly, I have done these crazy things. I’ll bet you have too,…
Good Thoughtful Thursday Morning! Hope all of you are doing great this week. Today, we have a thought to ponder: While on a flight to New York, the pilot announced that we were approaching a very bad thunderstorm. He explained that he was going to go to a higher altitude to go above the storm. …
Good Wonderful Wednesday Morning! The quote of the week comes from Rosa Parks, an African American Hero: “Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.” (Rosa Parks) I’m sure you recall the story. In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa stood her ground by sitting in the “white” section of…
Good Terrific Tuesday Morning! Tuesday is “hymn” day. The selection today is “Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine”. Fanny J. Crosby, an American poet, hymn writer, and composer, wrote the lyrics of the hymn “Blessed Assurance.” Fanny Jane Crosby, born on March 24, 1820, in Southeast, Putnam County, New York City. Fanny Crosby had the ability to see for…
Good Monday Morning! Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. Today is Monday, so we’ll start the week off with a joke. Sometimes, I feel like that lady when I go to the doctor. Expensive visits, expensive tests, poked and prodded. Thank goodness I have good health insurance, or I would be in the poor house. …