I Can’t Help Myself
I’ll admit it. I like being as close to the front row as possible at church. I don’t want to be distracted by those in front of me. I like being the lead car instead of a following car when traveling with family or friends. I like being at the head of the food line.…
Timing is Everything
Countdown to midnight! It’s New Year’s Eve! Timing will be everything when that ginormous Times Square ball signals 2022 has begun. 2021 is almost ready to be wrapped and put away. Now, the great expectations and hopes for 2022 are for it to be one of our best, most blessed years ever. With optimism, we…
We Did It Again
Our Wuerch family gathering in Cabo was complete yesterday when oldest grandson, Braden and precious Ruth, were able to finally join us here. Last night was filled with celebration at one of our favorite places, Flora Farms. Here we all are now — all eleven of us (two buddies of the boys included). And, after…
I Love Santa and I Love Jesus
It doesn’t make sense to say those words effectively in one sentence. Better said in two sentences. One sentence is short and short on promise. “I enjoy the notion of Santa and the joy he brings at this time of the year.” The other sentence is HUGE on promise that lasts from here through eternity.…
Waiting, Anticipating and Preparing
Today is the birthday eve celebration of my baby girl. I always make a big deal about “eves”. “Happy Birthday Eve” I’ll text or say to my children. “Happy Thanksgiving Eve and Happy Christmas Eve” I’ll declare too! The day before and anticipating the “day of”. I well remember the day before my girl was…
There’s Just Something About “The First”
The first bicycle; the first dance, the first boyfriend, the first kiss, the first home, and the first child. Though the love is no stronger for any of my seven grandchildren from the other, there is still “just something” about the FIRST. Who knew that all those silly, photo-toting, beaming-from-ear-to-ear, incessantly jabbering about their grandkids…
God is Good. All the Time.
A stand-by familiar chorus sung at church, church camps and other gatherings had very simple lyrics: “God is so good. God is so good. God is so good. He’s so good to me.” As a child, I remember my go-to prayer at the dinner table. Not because I had a tight relationship with Gid, but…
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
Happy first day of Thanksgiving week to you and yours! I know that this is “game-on” week for all the culinary chefs out there – from young, first-time Thanksgiving cooks who are entertaining their families and friends to those well-seasoned cooks who carry on their annual family traditions of tasteful food favorites. There is so…
On a Day Like Today
If you lived during the sweetest of times with me (the late 50s and 60s), you’ll probably remember this old song by Pat Boone: “On a day like today we passed the time away, writing love letters in the sand”. I didn’t write in sand two days ago on the anniversary of my sweetheart’s graduation…
Remembering While Living in the Land of the Living
It is the 16th of November, but, this day, it is the year 2010. A gentle breeze comes in our bedroom window. The melodious sounds of Oklahoma’s many bird varieties capture our attention. They are singing with Louis Armstrong “And I think to myself, ‘what a wonderful world’”. In the near distance, we see the…