Waiting for something, like the beginning of an event or for another person to arrive, can be difficult. This can be due to a sense of uncertainty or because of an indeterminate time element. If you’re waiting for something you …
“I wish you would act your age!” Though that may have sounded like a request, mom would usually say it out of frustration at the silliness being exhibited by myself or my brother. The implication was that with a certain …
Most children, when confronted with something that they don’t want to do (like go to bed, eat their vegetables or be denied a new toy they want, etc.) respond many times with statements of mild resistance. As they unwillingly submit, …
As I research the trends in television these days it is obvious that programing has changed over the past thirty years. It appears that some of the most popular and regularly viewed programs involve taking an old, run-down house and …
There have been times and events in our nation’s history that were a catalyst of change. The type of catalyst of change I’m talking about were so powerful that they drastically changed our attitudes and behaviors. December 7, 1941 was …
Have you ever done something with a sense of reluctance? It may have been something someone asked you to do and you felt obligated. You consented and did what you were asked to do, but you did it with reluctance. …
Teenagers are notorious for short attention spans and a focus that is easily distracted. Such was my demeanor at 16 years of age when I spent the summer with my grandfather helping him remodel a fishing cabin into his retirement …
Did you ever have something that you really liked or enjoyed that eventually “lost its luster”? Most people have – I did. When I was in grade school one of the things I loved to do with my friends after …
My father was a career military man having joined the Air Force at the age of 18, fresh out of high school. He served faithfully during my childhood, for twenty years – retiring the same spring that I graduated from …
Did you ever get something that you knew you really didn’t deserve? During the last couple of days I’ve searched my memory for just such an event in my life. Outside of all the things that Jesus has done for …