Well that is certainly a silly title for a blog during a worldwide pandemic.   It might be hard to imagine a “new” beginning during our “new normal” that we find ourselves…

A couple months ago my wife was in a beautiful mood. I mean she has always been attractive to me but that is not what I am referring to. She…

"Pilot Dropped Candy Into Hearts of Berlin," originally posted on ABCnews.go.com In July 1948, three years after the end of WWII, Soviet leader Josef Stalin was making a grab for…

Lord we praise You Nothing satisfies like You do You never change You never fail You’re irresistible The love of God is a powerful thing.  It grants us the feeling…

As Lewis and Clark prepared to reach the headwaters of the Missouri River and the perceived halfway point of the expedition, all conventional wisdom of the time assumed that they…

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. –Psalm 90:2 There is a song that I learned as a child.…

Over the last two weeks I have been working for my father-in-law to reseal the parking lot for his business in Peoria.  I have never done this type of work…

I went on a bike ride today. It was nothing special and far from my personal best. Just a 24-mile sprint on the Sangamon Valley Trail. I like this ride…

Are you a flexible person? If plans suddenly change, are you able to just roll with it? Or do you find it more difficult to pivot when things change at…

Water runs down my arms, drips off my elbows, and pools on the floor at my feet as I try to coax stubborn grease from dirty dishes with ineffective dish…