See You in September!

With the exception of posting on the MBT Ponderers blog on August 6th, I’m taking an online/social networking/blogging break for the month of August. I’m taking that time to renew my weary spirit and to write the rough draft of my next novel that I’d...

Writing to Music

Photo courtesy of www.istockphoto.comOur boys have a musical ability that does not come from their parents. Our oldest son sings, plays trumpet, tuba, and plans to learn the piano. Our younger son sings in the a cappella choir and an elite choir at school...

Cultivating Spiritual Growth

Image courtesy of www.photobucket.comMy brother and sister share a trait that skipped over me in the family line. They have the Midas touch when it comes to houseplants. Unfortunately they are related to a botanical felon. I’m a plant killer, you see. If the...

Inner Tranquility

While doing my morning devotions the other day, I came across the following sentence, “Even in the worst of times, we have inner tranquility because God is in control.” ~Albert Lee, Our Daily Bread, 7/20/2010When things aren’t going the way I want or...