I know I’m probably always just one word away from offending somebody with all my Bible thumping. By the way, I carry my Bible around in a Logos app. So, thumping it would look kinda crazy. Anyway… I might also be one word away from encouraging a really great day. I believe God wants me to try. And I also say that because here … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason
If you’re a parent or family on a budget, you probably like seeing that familiar sign: Kids Eat Free. But what if you took them into a restaurant where the free food was a mud pie recipe? I bet free wouldn’t look so good. There’s no mud pie recipe good enough for kids to eat free. I spent my growing up years mostly in … Read the rest…
I’m thankful for the soldiers who are away from home and loved ones right now helping to keep us safe. Guardian angels are real. But soldiers aren’t angels. And I’m thankful to all the great men and women who gave up their lives for our freedom and now live in the realm of angels, so to speak. But they didn’t turn into angels. Despite … Read the rest…
American kids, in the middle of the 20th century, used to love the sound of the ice cream man’s truck coming down the street. At least all the kids I knew did. If you’re old enough to remember the 50’s, 60’s, or 70’s (and maybe 80’s), maybe that’s a nice memory for you, too. Yeah, we could hardly wait to flag down the ice … Read the rest…
What if I create a talking toad or a laughing lizard? Kids are just fine with that. Silly is cool with them. Make a quirky character, and they really just don’t care. And if the hero’s only 1 inch tall, most of them don’t care at all. Silly is cool. That’s the silver rule. Did you catch my drift when I made that shift? … Read the rest…
I hope you’re not the doom and gloom type. Because, if so, this short post is probably gonna make you cringe. But don’t get too worked up. Keep in mind, it’s geared for young kids. And I’ve been sharing a lot of these sunny rhymes the last week or so to give parents and grandparents some good stuff to share with their young’ns. Rhyme … Read the rest…
No matter how awesome your plans are, you still gotta take your life one day at a time. Have you ever noticed how that never changes? It’s because life passes one day at a time. And there’s nothing anyone can do to change that. So, you might as well relax. And take God’s advice about it. He said don’t worry about tomorrow because there’s … Read the rest…