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So long, 2020

Typically, ending a year can be either a sad or a happy experience for us. However, I have never felt the way I do about ending this year. Keep in mind, I’ve had plenty of years where I’ve had to say goodbye to friends and loved ones who moved away, or worse, had passed away, to jobs that I ...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

I’ve recently identified a flaw in my plan to be a stay-at-home, empty-nester grandad. My little, tiny, COVID-downsized desk sits in front of a window that is not close to a heating duct, and when the wind and snow blows, it gets cold there. Consequently, if I plan to spend the winter tucked ...

Faith that runs deep

We all recognize that believing in God is easy when things are going OK in our lives and that commitment that requires no sacrifice may not actually be commitment but tolerance instead. How many of us have said that we would do whatever God asks us to do and follow but close off our spiritual ...

Thoughts from the heart

There is a common refrain expressed when something bad happens to us along the lines of, “Well, it could be worse.” Not that what has happened isn’t bad, but it could have been even worse than the existing bad. Such as: You lost a finger but at least you didn’t lose your hand. You lost ...

This Thanksgiving, choose love

Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year.ItĢƵ a holiday with none of the pressures of Christmas. I cook a lot of food and give a lot of hugs. Nothing makes me happier than our house full of the people I love.This preamble is brought to you by a columnist who wants you and those you love to ...

An election like none other? Maybe

Teddy White wasn’t being the least bit romantic when, 60 years ago, he wrote this:“The power [to govern] passes invisibly in the night as Election Day ends; the national vigil includes all citizens: and when consensus is reached, the successful candidate must accept the decision in the same ...