Have I ever mentioned that I can be a little over cautious?  As a child, my mom cooked many suppers with her handy, dandy pressure cooker.   I have memories of the little weight jingling away and even more vivid memories of her stern warning.  “STAY AWAY FROM THE PRESSURE COOKER!  IT COULD BLOW UP!”  What all could happen to me or our house was never quite fully explained, yet I knew it probably involved a…

“…O death where is your sting?”  1 Corinthians 15:55 It is here in this corner of “the land of pine trees and lakes”.  It has stung the group of believers I call family.  In the past week, a wonderful elderly saint, a warrior for Christ, a man who faithfully ministered in prisons and nursing homes went to meet his Savior face to face.  A dear friend lost her brother very unexpectedly and Monday night a…

Change is scary.  Sometimes it’s exciting, often it can be bittersweet but usually scary is one of the bigger components.  Unless we are changing our cologne scent, we usually don’t do it without our feet dragging and our fingernails dug into the carpet.  Of course, I have been known to struggle with a change of cologne scents.  There are so many to choose from!  Ok, off that rabbit trail and back on the main road. …

I love the beach!  We just returned for a few days of sun, sand, family and fellowship.  The sound of waves crashing against the shore, the smell of salty air (well it smelled like seaweed this time) is so soothing.  The night sky was so vast and full of stars.  Night after night the sky put on a light show for us.  I have never witnessed so many shooting stars.  We were all like kids,…