Month: November 2011

The giants moved through the land of the Lilliputians with great ease during the early Thanksgiving gathering in the holiday suite. While the giants hauled in suitcases, boxes of food and toys, the Lilliputians, released from car seat captivities, raced, toddled and crawled as they explored the unit where they discovered the basket of the…

Choosing a leader has never been easy. Few know a person’s capabilities under pressure. Only God knows that. So centuries ago when God sent the prophet Samuel to Jesse’s house in Bethlehem to anoint a king, He emphasized, “anoint the one I indicate.” In Bethlehem, Samuel consecrated Jesse and his sons and had each son,…

They never are satisfied. No matter what I do, it is never enough. I try and try to meet their demands, then just when I am certain that I have finally sorted it all out . . . the exercise and health scientists come back again with yet another thing I must do to ward…

Children bring a fresh view of life to the delight of their mom, dad and grandfather – who shared the following stories with me. My nephew in New York posted on Facebook that his five-year-old daughter stopped singing one day, looked up at him and said, “I have a frog in my throat. Daddy, feel…

The munchkins began knocking at our door before 6 p.m. on Monday. Not quite ready, my husband raced to the bedroom to finish dressing for the evening while I dropped candy into bags and baskets. We turned on all the lights at the front of the house to invite the parade of kids in costume…