“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Most Important Invention in My Lifetime

    I’m sure there have been many wonderful inventions in my lifetime, but the one that stands out the most is the one I use the most, my computer. When I started out life in the 1950s, there might have been… Continue reading

    Most Important Invention in My Lifetime
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 17 – Work Proverbs 14:23 In labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty. 24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly. You find two different types of… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • My Ideal Day

    My ideal day from beginning to end: That’s a look at my ideal day. What does your day look like? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me. Continue reading

    My Ideal Day
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 16 – Armor Proverbs 14:22 Do they not go astray who devises evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. John Bunyon wrote Pilgrim’s Progress about a person named Pilgrim who took a journey. Temptations met… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 15 – Mercy Proverbs 14:20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but the rich have many friends. 21 He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. Every… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • My To-Do List

    The question is: What on your To-Do list never gets done? There’s a simple answer to that, and a difficult one. I don’t make to-do lists. So, it’s the to-do list itself that doesn’t get written. It’s not that I… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 14 – Righteousness Proverbs 14:19 The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. You only need to turn on the news, the Internet, go shopping, spend time in public places where… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 12 – Love Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident. 17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated. People of integrity will see… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 13 – Joy Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. We have a current global population of 8.27 billion people. You know with that many people you will find people engaged in folly,… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • What Makes Me Scared

    I lived my entire childhood into adulthood afraid of doing what I wanted to most, become an author. The idea of reaching out to publishing companies had me quaking in my shoes. I feared rejection more than anything else. What… Continue reading

    What Makes Me Scared