This morning I nearly made a terrible mistake. In the process of packing my husband’s lunch, I grabbed the peanut butter from the pantry, not realizing that I had grabbed the jar of chunky peanut butter instead of smooth. I like chunky (peanut butter, that is), but my husband does ...

I must have stood in front of my closet for fifteen minutes or more trying to decide what to wear. It shouldn’t have been that difficult of a decision, but this time of year, it actually is. With forty-degree weather in the morning and seventy-degree weather in the afternoon, choosing ...

And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God. . . (II Chronicles 26:15b-16a) Uzziah was a good king, and at the beginning ...

When it comes to sports and other athletic activities, I might as well be the fat kid at little league.  I am weak, unskilled and uncoordinated.  I can’t throw, kick or catch, unless you count the number of times I’ve successfully stopped the ball with my face.  Is it any ...

My dogs have some of the most resilient fleas I’ve ever seen.  Seriously, nothing seems to kill or repel these critters, and believe me, I’ve tried.  I cannot tell you the amount of money I’ve spent on sprays, applications, creams, soaps, dips and the like.  I’ve tried everything from strong ...