Right now, I am wondering just where the year is going to. 2015 is flying by, and things are hopping. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Top Posts: April 2015″] April was a busy month around here. With several major events and services at our church to a few bigger items in our family, we had a busy month….
Coffee Break – 04.27.2015
Some days are just a little more boring than others. Today is one of those days throughout history. Here are the only things that I found even remotely interesting that happened on this day in history. In 1947, “Babe Ruth Day” was celebrated at Yankee Stadium. “Pampers” were patented by R.C. Duncan in 1965. And,…
Memorize Scripture: Philippians 1:12
Philippians is unlike most of the rest of Paul’s letters in that he includes a lot of personal remarks in this letter, almost to the point of being biographical. This week’s passage begins the first such section. You can see this passage in Philippians 1:12: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Philippians 1:12″] This entire paragraph serves to show…
Book Review – The Expats by Chris Pavone
I am a fan of clandestine fiction. I love Tom Clancy and other, similar stories. So when I saw The Expats, by Chris Pavone, I thought it looked pretty intriguing and decided to read it. I was not impressed. The story line was excellent. The plot and character development were really creative, but this story…
Book Review – Breaker’s Reef by Terri Blackstock
A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to read and review River’s Edge, by Terri Blackstock. This was the third in her Cape Refuge series. Before I read it, I decided to go back and find the first two novels and read them first. I was glad I did. This series is an…
Coffee Break – 04.20.2015
There are a lot of important events that occurred on April 20. Here are just a few of the most important: In 1832, Hot Springs National Park was established by an act of the U.S. Congress. It was the first national park in the U.S. In 1841, In Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe’s first detective…