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A Poetic Blessing for you. . .

For most of us, 2020 will not go down in history as one of the best years of our lives. But it did have its high points, and for me, some of its high points were the books I read. Aphorist Mason Cooley once said, “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” That …

We’re in the middle of some difficult times, my friends. My only answer is to focus on my Savior—to sit at the feet of Jesus and look up. – Isaac Watts with Renee Adele Phillips

Yesterday, one of you mentioned to me that you learn some of your greatest life lessons from your animals. If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you’ll know that I agree—I learn from our three cats all the time. Our cat Mackin is my biggest teacher, probably because I relate to him on so many levels. Mackin is his …

I woke up last night to the strangest noise—the rolling of what sounded like a ball, followed by a thump. I lay there for a minute, just listening: roll, roll, THUMP. Roll, roll, THUMP. I poked Monty. “Do you hear that?” I said. “No. What?” “I don’t know. It almost sounds like . . . bowling.” “Right. Bowling.” He rolled …