Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Lost Watch June 7, 2024 Your love, GOD, fills the earth! Train me to live by your counsel. ~ Psalms 119:64 MSG ~ Classic Illustrator What a day. Cleaning up the remains of two fallen trees had taken some doing! (See "Dead Elm Trees are Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down") My wife and I did finally succeed in clea ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR From Outsider to Insider June 5, 2024 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders... ~ Ephesian 2:11 ~ “Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders.” (Ephesians 2:11 NLT) Sometimes, we must live without others’ acceptance. We can’t move outsider to insider. My family and I were always outsiders. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR From Outsider to Insider June 5, 2024 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders... ~ Ephesian 2:11 ~ “Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders.” (Ephesians 2:11 NLT) Sometimes, we must live without others’ acceptance. We can’t move outsider to insider. My family and I were always outsiders. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Unconditional (Puppy) Love By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------------- June 4, 2024 I’m not sure if you’ve ever owned a dog or cat, but if you have or if you’ve ever had regular exposure to said pets, I’m guessing you’ve experienced their unconditional love from time to time. It doesn’t matter if they’ve done something wrong and require discipline, or if they’ve gotten into your sock dr ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Pink Dress June 3, 2024 ...when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me! ~ Matthew 25:40 NLT ~ One Spring Sunday morning when I as a nineteen years old, I set out to go to church. I was wearing a new pink dress, pink high heels, and sporting a white floppy hat. Though I was all decked out, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR A Billion Buttercups June 2, 2024 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream... ~ Jeremiah 17:8 NIV ~ "But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear wh ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Open the Door and ... POW! Hawaii, Here We Come! Part 7 May 31, 2024 Be alert and of sober mind. ~ 1 Peter 5:8a NIV ~ During our five week stay on Oahu, there is one incident that will never be forgotten in the minds of my wife and I: The day we mowed down a bike! The description of the room we rented in Waikiki sounded so perf ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Praying When It Hurts May 29, 2024 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. ~ John 16:33 NLT ~ Jesus says, “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome world.” (John 16:33 NLT) That bible verse says it all as we naviga ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR His Name May 28, 2024 How excellent is thy name... ~ Psalms 8:1 KJV ~ Thomas......M.....Tyson, the speaker from the podium, announced in choppy, military fashion. I will never forget how we waited for his name to be called and how proud we were when we heard it. At this, my dad, already frail from lung disease, rose to his feet. A young soldier so ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR His Name May 28, 2024 How excellent is thy name... ~ Psalms 8:1 KJV ~ Thomas......M.....Tyson, the speaker from the podium, announced in choppy, military fashion. I will never forget how we waited for his name to be called and how proud we were when we heard it. At this, my dad, already frail from lung disease, rose to his feet. A young soldier so ...Continue Reading