Well as we enter the Christmas season I find myself often reflecting upon the Christmas story.  So many remarkable events surrounded the birth of our Lord and Savior.  Magi visiting from a far away land… Angels performing a heavenly cantata to simple shepherds… unborn children reacting with joy in the presence of a pregnant Mary…… Read More »

During this trying time of the pandemic, it has sometimes been difficult to find diversions to take my mind off of the dynamics in the world around me.  Have you experienced that challenge?  Now that the weather is feeling a bit more like early winter in Ohio, it will even be more challenging in the… Read More »

One week ago yesterday I stood in my driveway with such a sense of accomplishment.  For the first time since we had moved into our home… drum roll please… my truck and Lauri’s car were both in our garage!  Have you seen Clark Griswold’s facial expression in the movie Christmas Vacation when the 50,000 imported… Read More »

Well the saga of disposing of my leaves continues on the McKnight Family Homestead.  Yesterday will mark the 5th time I have cleared the property of these pesky critters.  According to the National Forrest Service, using the formula for discovering the Leaf Area Index (LAI) of an average Oak Tree; (yes this is apparently a… Read More »

Well, this week I planned on writing about the presidential election and the winning candidate… but alas, as I write this ponderings on Friday morning… we still do not know who will be President of the United States for the next four years. For some reason that I can’t quite wrap my mind around 2020… Read More »

I was 18 years old, just graduated from high school, and sitting in an outdoor stadium with 4000 other high school students at the C&MA youth conference, LIFE 83.  The president of the Christian and Missionary Alliance was giving the message that night.  I remember that it was HOT… it had been hot all week… Read More »

Someone once asked me: “If you could have a face to face conversation with Jesus, what would you talk about?”  I was sitting in the driver seat of a 15 passenger van late at night on a long drive to NYC, and the question came to me from a 16 year old girl with the… Read More »

This week I want to share a poem with you that was written by gifted poet, Shawna Normali that really impacted me this week.  I will admit, it is shocking, graphic and disturbing, but it speaks to such an important issue in our country and the Christians response.  If something like this was part of… Read More »

Well, it’s October now and I have so much to do!  We began a few projects at our house this summer; adding a lean-to shed to our shop building and putting a porch on the building’s lake side, as well as an outdoor paver patio space.  I will admit, I wish I was a bit… Read More »

Kids are awesome.  I love their energy… their enthusiasm… their innocence… kids bring us great joy.  In Mark 10, some parents brought their children to Jesus and asked him to bless them.  I can so put myself in these folks’ shoes. Can you imagine having the opportunity to have Jesus physically meet and bless your… Read More »