Monthly Archives: July, 2013
Easter Eggs in July
This past Easter I hosted a small Easter egg hunt in my house for the two youngest grandchildren. I designated two rooms to each of them so that the youngest, not quite three would be able to get an equal number of plastic eggs filled with jelly beans and M & M® candies. Two months …
Prayer Alert: Bus accident
The accident you may have seen on your news yesterday involved a church in Indianapolis that is of like faith with my church. It seems that the news is giving misinformation in their desperation to be the “first on the scene” rather than care about the accident. Here are a few facts: The bus was …
Birth of a King
I am feeling particularly lazy today. When I read this post, I thought, Wow, why write something when this is already done! So, I give you this link: http://www.onlyabreath.com/2013/07/is-this-how-kings-are-born-royalbaby/ I’ve never read this blog before today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did– which was alot! Jeus is my King. I hope …
Red, Yellow, Black, White, All are Precious
I admit it. This is a “soapbox” post. If you are a Christian, speak up on this issue! Let’s live according to the principle of God’s Word “in honor preferring one another” and quit the bickering. Finally, after more than a fill of talk about racism and the Zimmerman case, I am going to speak. …
Planting a Body Seed
I think of planting seeds when we put a body in the ground. It will rise again. It appears that all cultures have a ritual connected with death. Today the body of a dear friend of mine is planted in the ground in a cemetery in Iowa. It is sown in corruption. Regardless of preservation, …
“. . .more than the sand. . .”
Someone in my family left a bag of playground sand in my back yard. It isn’t bothering anything, but I thought it should be moved into my shed. Looking at that 40 pound bag, I wondered how many grains of sand might be in just that one small bag. My mind wandered to the population …
Kamryn and Nana Take a Walk
Just two blocks away from us is a paved walkway on the Franklin College campus. The college graciously opened the athletic park and walking path to general public at no cost to us. I frequent both the path and campus with evening walks. Occasionally one of the grandkids walks with me but I mostly walk …
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
I think just about everyone knows about Nathan’s Hot Dogs™ even if a visit to Coney Island has not been on the vacation schedule. Every year Nathan’s has a hot dog eating contest on July 4. This year Joey Chestnut consumed 69 hot dogs in ten minutes. Roughly figuring, that is one hot dog every …
Honey’s Bad Hair
Honey Hamster is a beautiful honey-colored guy. He was still a baby when I brought him home from the pet shop but the longer soft hair around this tail end indicated that he was known as the popular “Teddy Bear” breed. My grandson’s hamster had the same kind of coat and we occasionally give Jack …
The Shepherd's Presence 