Faithful Friday
World Wide Web Day
Today is World Wide Web Day! Where would we be without the internet? While there are certainly downsides to all that connectivity – like finding how just how racist that one uncle really is – it’s hard to deny all the good that has come from the worldwide exchange of ideas we have all come to take for granted. The… Read more »
The Long and Winding Road
If you haven’t already, make a point of going to see the movie “Yesterday”. It’s a fun film about a struggling singer/ songwriter who wakes up one day to find himself the only person who remembers the Beatles and decides to capitalize on it. Sure, it’s kind of predictable and a little cheesy, but it’s a fun summer movie. I… Read more »
Faithful Friday
Cousins Day
Today is national Cousins Day. I see many posts on social media about how “cousins are your first friends” or something to that effect. My father speaks glowingly about his days with his “first friends”. I see lots of folks posting pics of their kids with their cousins having a great time. If you were blessed this way, congrats to… Read more »
Getting Knotty
I’ve attempted several times before to explain why I put myself through the sometimes stressful and sometimes frustrating process of having a regularly updated blog. I will probably never be able to fully express it to myself, let alone anyone else. The short answer is that it’s half therapy, half creative release and half just plain fun (some days). One… Read more »
Faithful Friday
The Kids in Iowa are Alright
For some reason lately I’ve heard a lot of “It’s probably the first time a kid from Iowa saw (insert marginal / alternative/ unusual thing here)” OR “what would a kid in Iowa think of (insert same things here)”. Why is it always Iowa? Why not Kansas or Missouri or any state south of the Mason DIxon line? Why is… Read more »
Faithful Friday 7-12
National Cheer up the Lonely Day
Today is the kind of hopeful, lovey day we need more of- it’s National Cheer Up the Lonely Day. This day was founded by Francis Pesek of Michigan. His family says he had a heart of gold and was always looking out for the folks in his neighborhood and just about anyone he came into contact with. Today was his… Read more »