Merry CHRISTmas! How many truly believe that December 25th is Jesus’ birthday? How could we believe it? There are a lot of things that we associate with Christmas that are simply impossible! Reindeer carrying a little fat man to all the homes – all around the world on Christmas Eve! Everyone knows that reindeer fly […]

Enjoying the Fall Island Weather Greetings from the island everyone. I certainly hope that all of you are doing well and preparing for a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. My California sister, Darla, is driving down, so Corky and I will make the trek across the bay and spend a few days with the […]

The concept of ownership is strange when you really think about it. Besides what is in our own hearts and minds, an internal gathering of possessions that only really have ‘value’ to the original owner, ownership is a transient concept for most matters. Most of us do not reside where we grew up, most of […]

The blackbirds. Most of us see them daily, all black, often noisy, and gregarious. We know that there are small ones and large ones, but that’s about as much we pay attention to them. But there is a world of difference between these different species, and some neat behaviors that we can learn about. There […]

God has given us an invitation that is pregnant and powerful! It is a call to be thankful and to praise God, for He alone has an eternal Kingdom and He is forever the eternal King! When we live thankful, it affects others as well as us personally. In a state of joy and thanksgiving […]