Tag Archives: peace

I adore Christmas. I love everything about it. I love being able to go out to the store filled with the hustle and bustle of people doing their shopping, Christmas carols playing over the speakers in the stores and all the Christmas decorations all over. I also love to pull ...

“Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.” (John Milton, Paradise Lost) Revenge can be a temptation, a natural desire in the face of a threat or a hurtful act on the part of another. It can certainly seem deserved when an injustice is done. But ...

I started my day yesterday with 101 items on my To Do List. I finished the day with 103 items on the list. I know I worked hard all day, but according to the numbers I did nothing. It doesn’t matter that I accomplished 15 tasks not on the list ...

‘God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline.’  2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) I celebrate Veteran’s Day just as much as anyone else does.  I consider myself a patriot, I honor our flag, I sing our national anthem with my hand ...

Jesus said, ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.’  Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Our older Boston Terrier, Ziggy, was my buddy, my pal, my companion.  He followed me around from a wee pup until yesterday morning.  He was 8 1/2 years old.  He was my boy.  The picture ...