The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

I vividly recall observing my Grandpa West meticulously open his wrapped gifts, with his pocket knife, to conserve the gift paper for another time.  The careful opening of the blade, the knife-edge sliding underneath the tape to precisely pierce the adhesive and not...
Treasuring Memories

Treasuring Memories

To you this may just look like a Christmas swag, adorned with cotton charm and a wired burgundy velvet bow, but to me it’s so much more. I only have a couple of these bows remaining, and I will always treasure them. As I am restructuring, the crushed by being stored,...
Be a Tool, not a Toy.

Be a Tool, not a Toy.

“I’m just a tool.” Jesus was a carpenter while He was a young man on earth.  According to the dictionary, a carpenter is a worker who builds or repairs structures or their parts.  How fitting for the occupation of Christ.  He built and repaired wooden structures in...
‘Tis the Season for…

‘Tis the Season for…

‘Tis the season! Some may say…”Tis the season: To be jolly To be thankful For football For shopping For eating lots of turkey For Jesus For trying to tolerate family members during the holiday times To put up Christmas décor before we even celebrate Thanksgiving To be...
Building a Relationship

Building a Relationship

We have two cows in our pasture. When we first received them, they were skittish of anyone who entered, and you could tell they were cautiously sizing any intruder up. Over time, I would go out and feed the cows. On my way to greet them, I’d holler out, “Hey, cows”....