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  • I was lacing up my new shoes today (for some reason my beloved started sending me memes of clowns after i ordered them, i’m not sure why 😀 ) the Spirit hit me with today’s devotion … So take a walk with me in my new red kicks as i take y’all on a trip… Read more

  • Ya know, back in the stone ages when we used to write on caves and communicate with smoke signals all of the phones had cords on them and wouldn’t go very far … Ummmm … Good thing that we’ve advanced to where we now have everything in the clouds and have these fancy wireless phones… Read more

  • Ya know something that i both miss and don’t miss … The sound of an actual phone ringing … (for folks born after 2000, that’s these things that had cords and a bell that made a crazy sound before they could send texts and embarrassing pictures!) …. A good ole’ “RRRRRIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG” would really get our… Read more

  • Comin’ in hot with a very personal story here … Literally a month after Toni had moved in (she didn’t know it, but, i’d already started plans on “the ring” if ya know what i mean!) my mom had called me up while was at the office … She was in tears … Her cancer… Read more

  • On the Other Hand

    As i was pouring my second cup of coffee this morning, a song just washed over me as if it was playing clear as day … I smiled up as i took my cup and, as i started singing the song (quietly, it is 2am after all i don’t wanna wake the house up!) i… Read more

  • What do eggs, snakes, blood, frogs, gnats, and flies have in common ??? Welp, stick with me and you’ll find out 🙂 … You see, whilst starting breakfast for my beloved this am (she likes her eggs over hard, don’t judge!) i found that if you get the cast iron up to temp, then melt… Read more

  • What do you tell the kids on the LAST day of school and not the first ??? The Titanic was built by professionals while the Ark was built by an amateur (you tell them that on the first day and no homework gets done!) … Kidding kidding kidding … We all Noah (ha, see what… Read more

  • there’s an old saying…. “God protects Fools and Little Children” … Whew … That means i’ve been covered since birth, just not in that order i guess 🙂 … But, all kiddin’ aside … Have y’all ever thought about what it means to be under HIS protection ??? Hmmmm …. There’s a couple Bible verses… Read more

  • My beloved Pappeye always used to tell us that going to Church on Sunday was kinda like the alternator on your car (he was an automotive teacher) … The alternator is the part in your car that charges up your car battery, so, he was saying we’d use our battery up all week and then… Read more

  • Shhhh ….. can i let you in on a little secret …. In most churches when a Pastor is delivering a children’s message before giving the “big person’s sermon” they’re really wanting to make sure it aligns with what the “grown-ups” sermon’s gonna be to give the rest of the congregation a heads up on… Read more

  • We are celebrating another birthday today …. Someone’s approaching the big two oh oh oh !!!! (depending on who’s math you use, it’s 6 to 16 years from now) .. But, honestly, they don’t look or act a day older than … YESTERDAY … Lemme ‘splain 🙂 …. Have you ever noticed that once a… Read more

  •   Did you have “Mike Tyson Quote in a Devotional” on your bingo card ??? If so, yell BINGO !!!! “Everyone’s got a plan till they get hit in the face” !!!!! 🙂 … Yesterday was one of those moments for our household … Living in Florida, the AC is a necessity and all of… Read more

  • There’s a movie playin’ this weekend that me and my sweetie are excited about … Not filmed in imax or 3d … Heck, we’re lucky stereo was a think at the time … (kidding, not that old!) … Nope … Danny and Sandy are gonna be dancin around Rydell high with their friends singin’ and… Read more

  • How You Doin

    Got a question for ya … If someone asks you “what do you do” what’s the answer you give ??? For years my first answer was something along the lines of “computer geek” or “server guy” or … Well … You get the picture … And, you know what … That IS accurate, because, it’s… Read more

  • Starting off here with the inspiration for this one … Our grandson’s a toddler and … Well, there’s a reason they call them that … When he inevitably falls down my beloved has taken to first making sure the spill is a “toddler toddle” and then she starts singing the chorus of “I get knocked… Read more