A vow is defined as a solemn, earnest promise, pledge, or personal commitment. It is further described as carrying a higher degree of gravity, seriousness, and formality than an everyday promise. Life vows are often shared as a part of a marriage ceremony. For the last couple of months, I have been cancelling every engagement…
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Mothers have things they say to their children that go beyond their family. Some are even universal and eternal. For instance, regardless of my complaint, my own mother would always tell me, “It will be better tomorrow.” When I have shared that, others have agreed that their mother said the same…
I saw a t-shirt advertised on social media that read, “Never underestimate an old man who still travels in his eighties.” In spite of the fact that I don’t wear t-shirts, I was attracted to this one. I’ve had a little medical set-back, but I’m not through traveling. I still have a monthly teaching commitment…
Most Get Well cards are nice when you need to receive them, especially when they include a personal note. However, in the midst of our recent health issues, one card arrived from a friend. The sender assured both of us that prayers were being offered on our behalf, further assuring Joanne that her bones would…
Most of my life I’ve heard seemingly intelligent people talk about the impossible. When I was young, I lived with my Grandparents because my mother had Tuberculosis and had been placed in a Sanitarium – a place where they put those with such a disease, because medical experts said it was impossible for such to…
Following a holiday is usually easy. Following Christmas we pick up package wrapping and ribbons. After New Years we sleep in to replace the lost sleep of New Years Eve. After the 4th of July, we shoot left-over fireworks. After Thanksgiving, we eat leftovers. But what does one do after Easter? We have celebrated the…
Yesterday was Easter Sunday, which means today is Easter Monday, which dates back more than 1,600 years, and is a public holiday in more than fifty predominantly Christian countries, In the United States, Easter Monday is not a holiday and there are few national observances apart from traditions such as the White House Easter egg roll. For…
Several years ago, I set a goal for weight loss, and I never reached it, but now that goal is in sight. In fact, as of this morning, I am within two pounds of reaching it and four pounds off reaching my “Hallelujah Goal.” What weight loss method am I using? Thanks for asking. First,…
Some of you are no doubt getting tired of all my updates on my wife’s condition, but I mostly write about life as it happens and this is what is happening in my world right now. One of my very best friends also writes about life, and last week, he wrote about his teenage years…
I have nearly four hundred friends who participate in a private Facebook group entitled, “Dr. Dan’s Bible Reading Group.” We read one chapter in the Bible each day and sometimes comment or share personal reflections. Every now and then, the chapter of the day includes a verse that speaks directly to a need or a…