Beauty

The Modern-Day Carol

I was mesmerized by this song the first time I heard it. It was on Janet Paschal’s Christmas CD from the early 2000s. She had a full orchestra and an actual ability to sing. I have a guitar with year-old strings and no talent whatsoever. What I do have is guts, apparently. That’s what itContinue reading “The Modern-Day Carol”

The Action of Thankfulness

If I know anything, it’s this: compared to a lot of people, I am not wealthy in terms of legal tender. I’m not a pauper, but I am not a prince, either. I don’t spend a vast amount of time on comparative thinking. But it doesn’t require much thinking to realize my locality on theContinue reading “The Action of Thankfulness”

In the Valley

I thought I would change it up tonight. Instead of my normal post, here’s a video. There’s a guitar involved and a song you may have never heard unless you’re of a certain age. I’m not of a certain age, but my parents are. And they’re the reason I know this song. I hope youContinue reading “In the Valley”

The Joy

I recently read a book called “Chase the Fun.” It was a 100-day devotional, but I read it in four hours over two days. I read some reviewers online that thought it was too religious for their taste. After reading it, I couldn’t disagree more. I would call it an autobiography. Yes, there were quiteContinue reading “The Joy”

The Birthday Girl

An indeterminable amount of years ago, on August 7th, a baby girl was born in Danli, Honduras, to American missionaries. She learned the culture and language of an entirely different people group than those in the North. But she moved to America, attended college, met me, and stayed around to be with me. She hasContinue reading “The Birthday Girl”