Dear saints,I try not to make these devotionals too personal or too humorous but the last couple of days have been bursting with joy.  We welcomed a new grandson, Owen James Morgan yesterday (12/26) in the late afternoon/early evening.  8 pounds 7 1/2 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long.  Mom (Erin) and baby are doing well; Dad is very happy and big sister Mara ...is SO EXCITED.  She has been with us an...  Read More

Micah 5:2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, Though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.Have you ever wondered why Bethlehem?  It is only a few short miles from Jerusalem, the royal city.  Around 750 years prior to Christ's birth the prophet Micah told us of th...  Read More

Dear Saints,Last week I wrote about birthdays and this week I am reminded of anniversaries.   I was born on December 7 and in American history that date is the anniversary of one of the most terrible attacks thrust upon our country (before 9/11).   We used to joke when I was growing up about bad things happening on that day.   I was reminded by an older sister recently that her brother was born on...  Read More

Happy December,I think I have mentioned before that I have a December birthday and  growing up, my mother would not allow us to decorate for Christmas until my birthday was over.  I understand she was trying to protect the celebration of my birthday, but practically it bought a bit of consternation to my younger sister and also to my grandmother who lived nearby.   On the evening of my birthday, u...  Read More

Happy Saturday Evening,Tomorrow marks the first Sunday of the Advent season.  As you may know, we traveled this year for Thanksgiving.  Our trip was about 750 miles round trip by car.  With holiday traffic,  that amounted to about 13 hours in the car.  Just a couple of weeks ago, Lori and I travelled to Chicago by airplane.   The roundtrip distance for that trip was about 3,500 miles but we spent ...  Read More

Happy Saturday,This has been a good week for our family.  During this week every year we celebrate three family birthdays.  It begins with the birth of our only son and finishes with the birth of our youngest daughter.  In the middle we celebrate the birth of our oldest daughter's only daughter (our granddaughter).   That is a lot of celebration for one week but I am reminded as we celebrate, the ...  Read More