I celebrated a birthday last week and I can honestly say it was one of the best days I have had in a really long time.  What’s weird about that is that I was a little bummed out when my birthday fell on a Sunday.  I figured that since Sundays are kind of busy for… Read More »

We are grateful to wake up this morning to the sun shining after a day and evening of stormy weather.  I don’t know how many times the tornado warning siren sounded last evening but it was several.  Camille and I hunkered-down outside on our patio as we enjoyed the rain and watched the clouds.  We… Read More »

Camille and I got back home from a brief trip to New Orleans.  It is always good to get away for a bit but great to be back home!  We had a great time enjoying some very delicious food, strolling along the Mississippi River, as well as going to the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. … Read More »

Wow!  What a year it has been!  Camille and I started our 2nd year of living in Mississippi this week and as you might expect, it has been a moment when we have looked back over the past 12 months to reflect.  Not only did the time fly rather quickly but it was in many… Read More »

One of the life lessons I saw in vivid display throughout my life was one I learned from my dad.  He was always quick to point out, just as his father had pointed out to him, that a person needs to be content and part of finding that wonderful place of contentment is by answering… Read More »

One of the dreams of actors is to be cast in a role where their portrayal of their character is unique, even iconic.  One of nightmares of actors is to be so well known for a particular role that they become what is referred to as typecast.  They were so good at that one role… Read More »

Last night at the Discipleship Training Course I asked the participants to think about and identify 3 people who, whether they wanted them to or not, were following them.  I was reading through the responses this morning and found them interesting.  The first thing I noticed is that people found it fairly easy to identify… Read More »

People around the Itawamba Christian Church have heard me mention an idea we each are being asked to consider for 2021.  The idea is:  “Take the Next Step!”  This idea is born from the Scriptures which tells Christians that the essence of being a Christ-follower is to follow Jesus.  It encourages each of us to… Read More »

Many years ago I read a book called “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey.  It was one of those kind of trendy books that caught the attention of much of the country.  I was curious and decided to read it.  It had some interesting and helpful words that I have tried… Read More »

This morning I was out for my daily morning walk.  As I was walking around downtown Fulton I noticed I was feeling a bit weary and frustrated.  I started trying to identify the source of these feelings and it probably won’t surprise you that it has to do with covid 19.  My particular feeling this… Read More »