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Janet has been housebound for about nine weeks now since her back surgery and we made it a priority to get to the Palm Sunday services at church today. It’s one of my favorite services of the year, primarily because…

Well, the 2026 Iditarod dog sled race is in the books. I am thrilled that Jessie Holmes became a repeat winner this year, making him one of the few mushers in history who has successfully had back to back wins…

The spring equinox is that time of year when we move the clocks ahead an hour and start to look forward to the summer routine that we are accustomed to. But it’s not the same all over the world, even…

So I want to set the expectation early this evening. This post isn’t really about St. Patrick’s Day… But each year I am reminded of an incident that happened when I was in seventh or eighth grade. The school, like…

This week, massive areas of the United States have been hit by incredibly forceful winds. Of course, tornadoes have already been spotted from Dallas to Illinois to northern Indiana. I was speaking with my brother in suburban Chicago after hearing…