Faith Blog

Allergy season is here. Every year the pollen seems to be worse than the year before. I load up on the nasal sprays, ear drops and the antihistamines. As rough as the season is on my physical senses, things sure look pretty. The sun seems brighter, bees are flying...

I remember growing up riding in the car with my parents. I always wanted the radio on. We didn’t have music playlists on our phones like we do now. We didn’t even have cell phones. If we were fortunate, we had a tape player in our car where we could listen to our...

Have you ever thought about all of the personalities in the world? Forget the whole world. What about just in your inner circles? We all know Susie is a bubbly morning person. We know Bob hates being in crowds. Sam is funny. Sally is serious. The list of personality...

Oh my goodness, the frustration of sitting in a waiting room! It’s just awful. Everyone is there waiting their turn. People are looking at their watches knowing that they’re already behind schedule. The people that were there before them haven’t been called back yet....

Recently, my family has spent a good bit of time at doctors’ offices. I’m not talking about having the flu or strep throat. My dad has been given news that an aneurysm in his ascending aortic valve has got to be dealt with. Keep in mind, my dad has known about this...

Have you ever taken a trip with children that required more than ten to twelve hours in the car? If you have, you probably decided to break the driving time up to a two day journey. Maybe, we’ll go half way and then get up the next morning and head to the destination....

When I was growing up, I loved Saturday mornings. A lot of the time, I would wake up to the smell of bacon cooking on the stove and biscuits in the oven. My dad loves to make breakfast. He still does. He’s very good at it too! He likes to have fruit, jams and all the...

Have you ever been in your yard and smelled something delicious? Instinctively you know that someone nearby is grilling out. Whether it be steaks, chicken, burgers etc., the wonderful smell just floats over to where you are. The next thing you know, you’re ready to...

Guys like to talk about cars. They, as children, will ride down the road and point out every “cool” car or truck. You’ll hear things from the backseat like, “Look, a Ferrari!” or, “Man, look at the wheels on that truck!” As adults, they still do it. They go to car...

My husband and I love hiking. We try to do it as often as we can. We were in the woods recently and he commented on how much he loves hiking in the winter when the leaves are off the trees. It is pretty cool. You can see the mountains all around and it seems like...