Okay, I used to blog…

it seems.  I can remember sitting down and writing out my thoughts–enjoying the fact that typing them uninterruptedly signaled a day’s successful event.  The laundry was unfinished, and the dishwasher only partially unloaded, but for the quest of an uncluttered mind, I had actually completed a thought.
And in some way I expected that over the [...]

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Some people choose to…

bungee jump for their risky behavior.  I, on the other hand, chose a riskier action for today.  I went with my three sons into the heart of shopping before Christmas heyday.  There were cars, there were people, there was action and energy all over the place.  Really quite adrenaline inducing.
The goals were simple: buy some [...]

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J.C. Ryle…

writes about the great majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ, and how everything of our soul’s interest is placed in His hands.
“All things are delivered unto Him.”–He bears the keys: to Him we must go for admission into heaven. He is the door: through Him we must enter. He is the Shepherd: [...]

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My sons have always…

lived in the South. They know not of the North, other than as a directional for their map books and play compasses.
They know of much sunshine and long summers. Wearing shorts in December is not unusual. They think that toboggans (or tooks), gloves and mittens are dress up clothes, for the [...]

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Call to worship…

from Psalm 112:
Praise the Lord.  Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands.  His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.  Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.  Even in darkness light dawns for the [...]

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My heart is currently quite…

full to go with my head that is quite clogged, leading to blog posts unblogged for not forming themselves into complete thoughts. If I rename the blog Incomplete Thoughts and Notions, then I’d have a real post.
So here’s a smattering of incomplete thoughts and notions:
We have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree this year, for [...]

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