Posted 8/26/22 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. -Isaiah 60:1 Another week in the books. I wish I could go back to writing every day as I have 2 dozen articles half written and 20 dozen in my mind…but time is as fleeting as a…
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Mom, the Nature Lover
Posted Monday 8/22/22 (Note: 8=2+2+2+2….I love numbers…) The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Psalm 19:1-2 Happy Monday, friends. 🙂 Time is of the essence today as I am booked to the gills, so off we go. Before I jump…
Thorns of Iron
Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 2 Cor 12:7b Happy Friday all! I am sorry I am just now getting to the Digital Cornbread Table this week. (Excuse alert sounds) I have been very busy again and cannot/should not…
Cicada Brood, Comfort Food… and one sore dude.
Posted 8/12/22 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Good Friday to you, my friends! Another week buzzes by like a cicada drinking Red Bull. Mom is still about the same. Her blood oxygen sat. is still holding its own in the mid-90s after a couple…
Mom is Strong
Posted 8/8/22 “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” -Proverbs 31:25 (Verse speaks of wisdom…but reminds me of mom….) Monday’s are like… never mind. 🙂 Just dropping a quick post to list some of the ways my mom is strong: She has been on hospice for a…
Birthday Season
Posted 8/5/22 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. -James 1:17 Happy Friday, friends and family! Welcome, too, to Birthday Season at the Applegate House and extended family. For some reason we have an…
NY Times Piece
Posted 8/2/22 I was fortunate to be allowed in to help with an article at the NY Times that published 8/2/22. Here it is: (LINK) It should let you around the paywall. Keep fighting to #EndALZ and don’t be afraid…
Mom: The Tetris Master
Posted 8/2/22 (Also know, to a number goober like me, as 8=2*2*2) From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. -Ephesians 4:16 Hi all! Sorry to have been gone so long. It has been a busy couple…
Trust the Science-ish
Posted 7/26/22 Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. -Ecc 5:10 Hi all! Happy Tuesday to each and every one of you this fine morning. Today I am booked to the gills at work, but I have an important topic that I need…
Dominance, Benjamin, and a Good Ole Fashioned Storm (with no offense to lefties)
Posted 7/20/22 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. -Gen 35:18 (Gill’s Commentary: “that she called his name Benoni; which signifies “the son of my sorrow”, having borne and brought him forth in sorrow, and now…