“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Most have spent so much time online or in line at stores shopping. It’s good for the economy and fuels the … Read more
The sun is at its lowest position on the horizon today. Commonly known as the winter solstice, the hours of daylight are the shortest today in the northern hemisphere, their longest in the southern. The northern line around the earth is called the Tropic of Cancer, the southern called the Tropic of Capricorn. (An easy … Read more
Shadows at Moonrise Bay Out of the shadows of the past comes a tale of secrets laid bare and consequences come calling. Power, money, and religion can be a deadly mix as Mark Recusanto quickly discovers. Mark is the conference coordinator for a prominent religious mission society. Next in line to become the director, he … Read more
No, I didn’t win. I have played but never won more than a couple of hundred dollars. Like millions of others, I engage in the not altogether unpleasant dream world of wondering what I would do with all that money. I have friends who, by their own admission, got into the biggest quarrel of their … Read more
“How are you?” I asked the cashier. I had picked up a few items at the grocery store and was checking out. “I am very well,” she replied. “I am alive and I have a job. That’s a lot to be thankful for.” We didn’t have the time to talk more but I left there … Read more