This blog is very personal, but I believe it will speak to and encourage the hearts of some men. The last few days have been unsettling and stormy. My soul has experienced gray clouds and distracting thoughts. I haven’t been present for my wife. Instead I’ve been nursing my selfish ego. It’s difficult for me…
Dear Ones, Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Our Thanksgiving service last night was just beautiful with no sermon but many sharing, lots of musical numbers, and even a choir of men that Al sang in. I think we all went home so uplifted and full of praise and also pie! Today I am doing…
Dear Ones, Happy weekend! Another beautiful mild day! I just made egg dishes and did food prep and soon we are going to a funeral of a friend from church. When we return Ann is coming over as she is in town today. Time to catch up and maybe shop too. Devotions from Judy’s heart…
Dear Ones, Happy weekend to you! It’s almost hard to believe the beautiful weather we have been having. Soon the snow will fly again, so let us enjoy the mild weather while we have it. Today is Party Day here so Al and I will be going to Costco soon for the cake and setting…
Dear Ones, Hope your day is full of joy! Al is soon off to men’s group, and I will be going downstairs to get us donuts. I have Chicken Teriyaki in the crockpot, and sweet potato rounds in the oven, so the house is filled with aroma. This afternoon we have Bible Study and tomorrow…
Dear Ones, May you have a blessed day! This morning I have my exercise class and this afternoon Craft time which gets to be more of catching up with everyone over coffee time, and tonight is Bible Study. Devotions from Judy’s heart How good are we at living in gratitude and also modeling it…
Dear Ones, Hope your day is filled with sunshine. What beautiful weather we have had for walking the trail! This morning a friend is coming over and then Al has an appointment with his Ophthalmologist to get him ready for cataract surgery on his other eye next week. This afternoon we have friends coming for…
Since I began writing about masculinity roughly 15 years ago, it now appears that the “gender wars” are really heating up. As a “gray-haired” male, I have lived through the evolution of the gender discussion and have a kind of rearview mirror perspective. It seems we are coming into some kind of “cultural clearing” where…
Dear Ones, Hope you had a great weekend and time to get refreshed. This morning I am off to Aldi’s and my exercise class and Devotions from Judy’s heart How honest are we? Do we speak the truth, or do we say what others want to hear so as not to offend them? Our…
Dear Ones, Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and time to get refreshed! This morning I am going to clean the apartment and do food prep and some writing. Devotions from Judy’s heart Left to ourselves, we can really mess up our lives. We are told by our culture to do whatever we…