Labeled With Names, Reflecting Animals Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, calls some folks by animal names. For example, he might depict specific individuals as a turkey, a dumb bunny, a scaredy-cat, a pit bull, a bird brain, bull-headed, and a particular…

No One Plans To Become Sick, Injured, Or A Prisoner Of War Some of us are labeled dreamers, while others are known for being planners. Whichever description fits you; it is wise to be flexible about your plans and dreams. Plans may…

Fitbit 747 Badge = Climbing 4,000 Flights of Stairs For many folks, a new year starts with a resolution to lose weight. I remember my winter fitness routine in Melville. I would head to the arena every other day to the walking…

To Love and Be Loved in 2023 It’s a new year, and I decided to approach the subject of love with some wise words from some notable folks. Max Lucado contends: “God loves you just as you are but too much to…

Greeting the New Year With Celebration or Sleep Folks celebrating New Year’s Eve may echo Mark Twain’s words, “Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.” For others welcoming the New Year’s arrival means ignoring the event and sleeping through the countdown…

Hush! Don’t Wake The Baby! May your Holiday Season be filled with loud laughter and excited voices. Yes, you need to speak up and say with genuine enthusiasm, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” It’s the season to forcefully broadcast your best…

Joy Is The Serious Business Of Christmas It’s the season to be jolly! The Holiday Season summons Christians to be joyous in the birth of the baby Jesus at Bethlehem. Yet, Christmas also belongs to those who are not religious but love…

How Do You Come Out Of The Darkness And Into The Light? Most of us are pretty spoiled when eliminating a dark room as we switch on a light. Night and darkness only forcefully grab our attention when the power is off….

Sometimes We Are Asked To Do The Impossible What is impossible for me to do may be possible for you. Could you sell everything you have and give all the proceeds to the poor? Money and possessions are generally crucial to people….

The Name, Little John, Did Not Mean Little In the story of Robin Hood, Robin meets a man named Little John, but Little John is the opposite of little. Little John is seven feet tall, large-limbed and fearsome to behold in the…