A bit of doggerel for a dog day.

Everything has its place. Challenge, where we choose our character and act inside of it. Reward, where we enjoy, recuperate, and regain perspective. Work, wherein we earn our support and are perfected. Play, where we find our partners and playmates. Sharing, wherein we exercise Charity. Receiving, where we learn humility…

Once upon a time, I was a music educator. I‘d played the (french) horn for years and even made a living at it for a while. We have several young brass players in our church congregation. We were invited to provide ambient music for Christmas Sunday. It was my first…

January 3, 2023: The “work year” starts today for most of us since yesterday was counted as “New Years — observed.” I’m starting a new assignment at work today and started early to clean up messes from the past and to set some new thinking in place. Here is a…

Which one are you? “A natural pearl (often called an Oriental pearl) forms when an irritant works its way into a particular species of oyster, mussel, or clam. As a defense mechanism, the mollusk secretes a fluid to coat the irritant. Layer upon layer of this coating is deposited on…

Many people avoid doing new things because they lack confidence. They’re in a rut. Remember: “A rut is just a grave with the ends kicked out.”

Reporting to God Scene One — a man, talking to God at the end of a day: (kneeling bedside) “Heavenly Father, I wish to thank thee for a most agreeable day. I rested, read my scriptures, and did not bother anyone. I really enjoyed eating my burger and fries and…

Fear and Doubt will throw a monsoon on any flicker of hope I have adopted a new habit in my old age. I now say “no.” I’m sure hundreds of studies show how our cortisol levels shoot up and our dopamine drops out of sight when we start worrying. …

There are many ways to say, “I love you.” It’s possible to be well-loved by many and not know it. That happens when we have only one love language and we require other people to speak it. There is another way… In a past relationship, we had a custom that…