https://youtu.be/DofjXzR6mbg Here’s the MondayMatters Video. Yesterday, on Mother’s Day, I wrote a short blog about the tension mothers often carry between joy and suffering. I’ll post a link to that in the notes below if you’d like to read it. But that reflection prompted me to follow up here on MondayMatters with a look… Continue Reading
Today is May 10, Mother’s Day. I asked Google how often Mother’s Day has fallen on this day in my lifetime. Surprisingly, only ten until today. This is the eleventh time. Seems like more. My mother was born on this day. She passed away fourteen years ago so she only got to celebrate Mother’s Day… Continue Reading
Jon-Mical pitched last night in what will most likely be his last high school game. He wasn’t scheduled to start but it was a district tournament game and we got in trouble quick. Our starter was not at his best. He gave up a run and then loaded the bases with 2 outs in the… Continue Reading
Grief. We all have and will again experienced it. It is a natural, appropriate response to death or loss. But do we do it well? Do we suffer in a healthy manner? Here are 9 suggestions to help us deal with grief. https://youtu.be/ifpstqgXjrA?si=7_bGdF3mrzJpXToj Continue Reading
What do you do when you’re too busy to do? Those seasons come when we have overbooked, overcommitted, and over scheduled so that we are fighting to breath. How do you handle that? Well, here are some suggestions, if you have time for them, that will help you get through this season. And it is… Continue Reading
What do you think about when you think of living forever? Here are some hints from scripture that may help you. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIa2d2xpBLE3aK1Pm2D42mc9h5C37j5rV&si=DTDEITC6QWORV2QO Continue Reading
Easter is not a one day event. Easter changed our calendar. It changed our holiday system. It changed the Hallmark Business and the Cadaver Egg business. More importantly, Easter changed the whole plan of salvation. God allowed access mankind to Himself by way of His Son, Jesus. Not only is Easter more than a one… Continue Reading
Jon-Mical pitched yesterday against a very good team from Youngstown, Ohio. He pitched well, going 6 1/3 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 walks, with 2 strikeouts. We won 11-4. And I suffered through most of the game. There is a unique form of suffering that grandparents endure at ballgames or band concerts. It… Continue Reading
Reading today Psalm 95 and John 18:24-40 When Jon-Mical and Jakson, our grandsons, were little, I began telling them an ongoing story when they came over to spend the night. We would all squeeze in the same bed together, Mimi, Jon-Mical, Jakson, and PoppyC, and they would say,”PoppyC, tell us a story about Backwards Land.”… Continue Reading
MondayMatters Lent Day 41: That About Say’s It All John 12:1-11 I think they are called microcosms, those snapshots of life that pretty much sum up the whole thing. We had one this morning. I was getting Amos ready for school. He’s 3 and ¾. (Do NOT forget the ¾’s. In fact, he says… Continue Reading