Picture Day – May 26, 2025 Edition

Since I didn’t get out at all last week the first set of photos are just ones I took from around the house. The last one I especially love; those of you who have followed my life for a while know that during the years we lived in the country we had a bird feeder …
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GUEST POST from Don – Wisdom Is Smart

WISDOM IS SMART I admit that sometimes I agree with what others write, perhaps not often.Β Β I saw an article by Darius Foroux β€œLessons I Learned the Hard Way.”  His lessons have been experienced by many and usually lead to failure.Β Β It isn’t that his ideas are wrong, they just aren’t terribly right.Β Β It is my wish to improve …
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GUEST POST from Don – It Ain’t Meat

IT AIN’T MEAT + The Supreme Court of Switzerland, I believe, recently made a common-sense ruling.  If something is NOT meat, then you can’t refer to it as meat.  That is false advertising, they said. As a result plant-based proteins sold in that country cannot be called β€œSoy Chicken.”  It isn’t chicken at all. That’s smart. Improbable Burger …
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GUEST POST from Don – Truly Basic

TRULY BASIC No frozen pizza or tater tots.  No boxed mac and cheese.  No steak or chops.  Eating hamburger meals with no wine or alcoholic beverages.  Making cookies instead of buying cookies.  Canceling cable, and movie apps.  No restaurants.  No food delivery services.  Now we are talking BASIC. No clothing or shoe (or purse) purchases, eliminating name brand phone services, no Uber, no …
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Supernal Sunday, Supernal Quotes – May 18, 2025

Today I am under the weather so I am posting part of my large collection of quotes by some of the most-respected Christian thinkers and teachers. They are in no particular order. Feel free to enjoy the music I specially selected as you read and contemplate these words.