Heaven Came Down

October 6, 2019 (Sunday) “Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul” is one of my favorite hymns. It makes one feel good. It has a great message. It glorifies the Lord. It blessed the singer. It blesses those who hear it sung. It’s about that all important moment when we said, “Yes” to Jesus […]

Glory to His Name

October 5, 2019 (Saturday) Some say that Elisha A. Hoffman was reading about the crucifixion of Jesus in the Bible and began to think about how God saved men from their sins by allowing Jesus to die on the cross. He then wrote a poem expressing his feelings.The poem was called “Glory to His Name.” […]

Ice Cream and Comics

October 4, 2019 (Friday) I was in the fourth grade in Looscan Elementary, Houston, and my twin sisters, Elva and Melva, were in the First Grade. We lived two doors down from the school in a very small two-story house. My room was above the car port (no garage). We had a small house, but […]

Still Our Anniversary

October 3, 2019 (Thursday) Today would have been the 66th wedding anniversary for Wanda and me. Here she was at Turner Falls, Oklahoma on our honeymoon in 1953. And here I was, with suit and tie? I don’t remember why I was wearing suit and tie (and Wanda was dressed up, too). This will be […]

There All the Time

Oceober 2, 2019 (Wednesday) Fall leaf colors actually exist all year long. In spring and summer, the pigment chlorophyll gives leaves their green color. At the end of summer, the decreased daylight and cooler temperatures cause chlorophyll to break down and that exposes other pigments that cause the brilliant yellow, orange, red leaves of fall. […]