My daughter gave me a gift for Christmas of a model steam locomotive. It is of laser-cut plywood, and you build it with only your hands – no tools required. I enjoy working with my hands a lot, so I was excited to begin work on the little train engine. And I REALLY appreciated not […]
Month: January 2022
Peace from the Storm
There are very few moments quite as peaceful as the morning after a heavy snow, especially if the power goes out. The morning sun glistens on the new snow, the beauty taking one’s breath away as much as the frigid air. The hush seems almost sacred, a moment of truce in the mad bedlam of […]
Oh, Boy! Paperwork!
“Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.” (Eccl. 12:12) When I was a student, I considered this verse a perfect description of my life. I thought that when I finished school, I would be done with it! How wrong I was… Every year about this time, I am […]
Not Too Far Forward
I’m looking forward to seeing what God does in this year of our Lord 2022. I’m looking forward expecting good things (see my post about it, here). However, this morning, I was reading a passage from the book of Daniel (Chapter 8), and a couple of things came to mind. The first was a recurring […]