It's unbelievable how our memories seem to amplify and exaggerate the memories of our youth. To "dinosaurs" like myself and my wife, everything always seemed to have been better, bigger and longer-lasting when we were young. As a child I always wondered why older...
A preacher, who shall we say was "humor impaired," attended a conference to help encourage and better equip preachers for their ministry.Among the presenters were many well-known and dynamic speakers. One such boldly approached the pulpit and, gathering the entire...
"So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up." Galatians 6:9Yuk. Large, reddish black ants in bathroom. Again. Lights on- they scurried to hide and/or leave. Lights off – then on – they’d...
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Sparky. At least that's what his classmates called him. He was given the nickname in honor of a comic strip horse named Spark Plug. Sparky hated the name. But name-calling was the least of his worries.School was tough for...
Lake Louise is such a beautiful, fascinating place that the day before we left Banff we decided to visit it again. There are several proclaimed hikes in the immediate area, one of which leads to Lake Agnes. Lovely Lake Agnes is situated 367 meters up one of the...
I ran to his side when I heard of the challenges he was facing. There were mistakes made based on poor judgment on his part, but he was a good man and I called him "friend.""At the moment, I am not very proud of myself," he said."But will you be at the end of the...
I can remember a period in my life when I was unemployed and money was running short. I needed a job very badly and it seemed as if no one was hiring.A very good friend of mine approached me one day with an offer. "I'm going to have to let this job go and I was...