Memorial [ muh-mawr-ee-uh l, -mohr- ] something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday. Definition from dictionary.com  Memorial Day was yesterday, a day set aside to…

Happy Memorial Day! Or if you are reading this at a later date… Happy Day! This is truly one of my favorite weekends of the year. It is a great…

What happens when everything you know has changed?  Communities like Lewis Memorial in Springfield have had to make many adjustments to assure the safety and wellbeing of their residents and…

Politics!  The mere mention of the word has almost always brought differing opinions, strong statements, and strong positions.  But all of that seems to be magnified in the days we…

To say that things seem a little chaotic right now would be an understatement.  We are rounding off week ten of quarantining and sheltering in place, politics are growing more…

Tears fell down my face as I gave in to the feelings of worthlessness and self loathing. Someone who knew me and all my faults had reminded me of many…

Dandelions have ruined my yard. I’ve never sounded more like an old person than when I’ve said that out loud. When I was a kid, I would say things like…

Somethings just really stick with you, don’t they? Childhood nursery rhymes, corny dad jokes, slogans from clever advertisements, funny movie quotes… Have you caught yourself repeating any of these things?…

My oldest daughter is about to turn twelve. I can still remember the summer she was born. That summer a number of young adults (20’s and 30’s) starting coming to…

As the world is on a lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and as the community of faith cannot get together in a church building for corporate worship due to…