Okay, I know the subject of Halloween can be taboo in some Christian circles but, I have to admit, I love it. I love the candy, the cute costumes, the pumpkins, caramel apples, and spooky stories. I love the coming together of our neighborhood when everyone sits out in their driveway and passes out goodies … Continue reading Happy Halloween!
Month: October 2025
Seventy-Seven Times
I have a confession to make: There is a person in my life I'm having a REALLY hard time forgiving. I know all the Scriptures in my head. "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you" (Ephesians 4:32). "Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint … Continue reading Seventy-Seven Times
Two Inevitable Things: Death and Taxes
On January 17, 1899, Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresa Capone welcomed a baby boy in their newly adopted home city of New York. They named him Alphonse Gabriel Capone but to his friends--and later the world--he was simply known as Al. Even from an early age, Al was trouble. Although he showed promise as a … Continue reading Two Inevitable Things: Death and Taxes
I Don’t Need You
I've always been a very independent, self-sufficient person. I think a lot of it goes back to the way I was raised. While I'm not trying to throw anyone under the bus here, my mother was a product of the sixties, with its hyper-focus on the empowerment of women, and she coached me from an … Continue reading I Don’t Need You
When The Wall Came Down
When World War II came to an end in 1945, a pair of Allied peace conferences at Yalta and Potsdam convened to determine the fate of Germany’s territories. After much discussion, they decided to split the former Axis power into four “allied occupation zones”: The eastern part of the country went to the Soviet Union, … Continue reading When The Wall Came Down
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