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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

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

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

This morning my beloved and i were chatting about the craziness that is the year end duties of a first grade teacher when i got a goofy smile on my face … Not because my wife was going crazy (that would cause me great bodily harm!) … No, it was because i realized just how… Read more

Yesterday i was absolutely fortunate enough to get to spend two hours of my life with some of the most precious people on the planet … Many of whom had been counted as trusted and loved friends not by years, but decades … The ones that were new, well, that made it even MORE special… Read more

I’m gonna let you in on a secret … I grew up with, what i thought, was the best parents on the planet … Mom only lost her throne a couple decades ago when a new one took her place (she’d have agreed, heck she gave me her ring when i proposed to the lady!)… Read more

This may be a first … an instagram post of a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show has led to a devotional 🙂 … Time sure is fleeting 🙂 … I remember … Ok ok ok … Enough of that … My cousin shared a link today with me about a showing of that… Read more

A couple decades ago i had a boss at work that talked about different job duties and assignments in a way that has stuck with me over the years … One of his favorite dishes, sushi, always came with extra “rice bowls” and he used them as an example when talking about assignments … Saying… Read more

Warning … Bad joke comin’ in hot … “what’s your first couple and last couple birthdays got in common ????” … “you don’t recognize many of the people, you’re in diapers, but, there’s cake” … Ouch … You were warned … Now, for someone who’s been on this rock around the sun for more times… Read more

My mom used to tell me the Good Lord gave me 2 ears and 1 mouth but i never quite got the ratio right as a teenager … (no comments from the peanut gallery out there !!!!) … But, i read  something the other day that kinda stopped me in my tracks … “you hear… Read more

Ya know when i was a youngen and they were tryin to get us to remember all of the states in the country (no comments about pangea or the continential drift!) they knew that tryin’ to get 10 year olds to remember all 50 states (yes, i’m not that old!) would be tough, so, they… Read more

First, credit where credit is due … Underlying premise for this was brought up as a theory by my brilliant Disciple 1 teacher two decades ago … I’m bringing this up straight off the bat for 2 reasons … (1) … Regardless of your station in Christian Ed, you can ALWAYS benefit from communion with… Read more