I sat down with a group of kids at church the other night and we were talking about some of the things that had  made them sad in their young lives. Most of them talked about the loss of a grandparent...  Read More

I’ve been losing weight. When I was playing football years ago, my weight was around 195. One day I stepped  on the scale, and it showed 212. So, two years ago, I copied what my son was doing and bega...  Read More

In 1957 the “doo wop” group, the Monotones, recorded the hit song “The Book of Love”. It was incredibly  popular and is still sung by revival groups bringing back the “oldies”. The line that folks rem...  Read More

I had resisted as long as I could. And then finally yesterday I gave in. I played my first game of Pickleball! I  have heard lots of folks who love the game and some of my friends encouraged me to joi...  Read More

One of my favorite movies is called “The Replacements”. The setting is an NFL player’s strike where they  walk off just before the end of the season. The NFL isn’t going to shut down and instead, each...  Read More

I saw an advertisement online the other day for Disneyland. As I read it, I thought about the first time my  family went to Disneyland,,…one year after it had opened. I have gone back through the year...  Read More