February Challenge: BYOV “Be Your Own Valentine”

Take the February Challenge! It’s that time of year – Valentine’s Day.  To some, this is a time to think hearts, flowers and romance.  To others, it’s a time of loneliness (and that can be true for both singles and those in relationships).  So instead...

Advent Devotions – December 5th

Advent Devotions – December 5th Luke 2:3 And everyone went to his own town to register. When we register something, we record it. A cash register receipt gives us a record of our purchase. We register our cars with DMV to verify they belong to us. We register...

Advent Devotions – December 3rd

  Advent Devotions – Day 3 Luke 2:1: In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  Caesar wanted a headcount of everyone in the entire Roman world. He wanted a “count”. The noun can mean a sum, a tally, a...

Today I Give Thanks and Am Grateful for…

  If you will allow me the indulgence… Today I would like to celebrate one for whom I give immeasurable thanksgiving for and couldn’t be more grateful to have in my life. My daughter Heather. You see , 11/27 is her birthday so I wanted to honor her in...

This Is Your Brain on Thanksgiving

FOODFOODFOODFOODFOOD… This is your brain on Thanksgiving! We are planning menus around it.  We are shopping for it.  We are spending countless hours preparing it.  We take painstaking details in decorating the table for it.  We spend hours cleaning up after the meal...