Somebody came up with a great concept of putting playrooms in doctors’ offices. Many parents bring their children to the doctor because they are sick and they need a doctor to see them. The playrooms are designed to distract the children from the pain of their problem until their problem gets fixed. The playroom gives them “joy” in a bad situation.

A couple months ago, after having the procedure to remove a blockage in my heart with a stent, Debbie and I met with a cardiologist for the purpose of having all our numerous questions answered. One that I asked is, how would I know if that same artery became blocked again? I thought the doctor’s answer was profound.

The following incident took place in 1968 on an airline bound for New York. It was a routine flight which is normally a boring affair. But this one proved to be otherwise. Descending to the destination, the pilot realized the landing gear refused to engage. He worked the controls back and forth, trying again and again to make the gear lock down into place.

No one is more influential in your life than you are, because no one talks to you as much as you talk to yourself. Therefore, what we say to ourselves about ourselves is of vital importance.

January and February are historically the months in which depression is experienced most by those in our country. The weather, no-doubt, has some to do with such, but not completely. These are the months in which, historically, the most suicides are committed. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the second leading cause of death for those between 10 and 35 years old is suicide. Depression obviously plays a part in that.

Throughout this election cycle, feelings have run high, resulting in a ton of vitriol on both sides. That does not surprise me. What does is what I have heard from many on Facebook, Twitter and in the public arena coming from those who propose to be Christians.

Christmas is like no other time of year. The lights, the decorations, the activities - they all draw our attention to what's coming. In a normal year (non-covid), we plan our events and parties, and we fill our calendars with special occasions that only happen once a year.

There is a story of a little boy who wanted his mother to pay him for all the services he was rendered in the home.

I think every day that we wake up, we each have a very important decision, and this decision may surprise you. It is more important than my past, my education or degrees, the size of my bank account, my success or failure, my fame or pain, what others think about me, or say about me, my circumstances or my position.

Often we may find ourselves at a point where our circumstances seem to say to us that there is no way out of a predicament. We sometimes call that being “At our wit’s end".” Others may say, “I am at the end of my rope.”