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What do these things have in common? Taking a trip A home cooked meal Taking a test Getting married Welcoming a newborn into your home A new school year Throwing a party Christmas This appears to be a random list without a thread connecting them, but there is an association. All these things either take…

Frank Sinatra’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, recalls her father’s unceasing drive to succeed and make money, even when his health was at risk near the end of his life: His health was in tatters and his life mired in financial wrangles, but my father refused to stop giving concerts. “I’ve just got to earn more money,”…

I wrote this a year ago today. As I re-read it, I feel the same way today as I did a year ago. I hope you find this both thought-provoking and meaningful… Today is July 4thand I started thinking about a monument on the other side of our country: The Statue of Liberty.  It was…

What kind of Christmas will you have? Some of us might say, “It is too soon to tell.” Or “I will let you know on the 26th.” We don’t know what will happen on Christmas so we have no way of knowing what kind of Christmas we will have… or do we? Yes, there are…

During the “Christmas break” there is always increased traffic by our home. I live in a national park by one of the most scenic and iconic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco. Therefore at every holiday (and I do mean every holiday) there are literally thousands more people trying to enter the…

When did the Christian Church officially begin?  Some would say with the 12 disciples and the others who followed Jesus during his ministry. Others would say on the day of Pentecost when Holy Spirit was given to all who believe. And still others would say in about 300AD when the first actual church building was…