Collecting My Thoughts

You probably didn’t hear about it. But yesterday, God visited earth. Contrary to what you’ve heard, God is a big fan of people. He’s a huge ...

The first proclamation in the independent United States was issued by John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress as a day of fast...

I confess. I had zero European history classes in college. So I'll take a non-recommended stop at Wikipedia for the 30 Years War, 1618-4...

This year, I did a dry brine for the first time. Usually, I soak the bird in salt water and some other things. Instead, I pulled a recipe fr...

Dr. Ken Hansraj, spinal surgeon  1. Maintain good posture the entire time. Proper digestion only occurs when we are sitting up straight. Goo...

 For breakfast this morning I had 2 biscuits warmed up (left over from dinner a few days ago) with tart cherry jam.  My daughter has found a...

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of A...

"I think public health experts should not just listen, but HEAR what people are saying. Americans are saying that despite all the damag...

Sometimes we oldsters complain that "kids today" don't know American history as we learned it in the 50s and 60s. But we'v...

I rarely remember a sermon--and we have such good pastors. Nothing personal--it's a learning disability I've learned to work around ...

Be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spi...

Whereas the revolution of another year has again brought the time when it is usual to look back upon the past and publicly to thank the Almi...

The last time we saw Dan was at the funeral of a mutual friend in 2018.  He and Bob used to work together—I only saw his wife at the wonderf...

Today I packed a bag for a family or household to have complete sides with the turkey Lutheran Social Services will distribute--mashed potat...

Our son who has brain cancer has decided that this year we won’t celebrate November birthdays, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.  Of course, we ar...

I was on my way to reading something else in 2 Corinthians, but stopped at Paul's "thanksgiving" which follows his greeting, ...

Although I know to whom gratitude is directed, and that it shouldn’t be me or a fitness coach, I thought this e-mail fr...

From my November 25, 2013 blog entry. The U.S. government has just passed a new law called: "The Affordable Turkey Act..." decla...

https://www.splendidtable.org/story/how-to-make-schmaltz We eat a lot of chicken, particularly thighs—that’s the best flavor because of th...

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