Loving and most merciful Father, on this day when our nation pauses to reflect, remember and give thanks, we thank You! We give thanks for the love, the mercy, the grace, the forgiveness and the many blessings You have given us. We give thanks for family, for friends, for prayers that have been answered and…
It almost didn’t happen. After dad’s passing in 2007, it became my honor and responsibility to accompany mom home, to Minnesota, for school reunions, family reunions and “down time” every couple of years. We made two trips home – in 2009 and 2011 – and we were supposed to make a third trip home in…
As I previously mentioned, the First Sunday in Advent this year, 2022 – which falls on Sunday, November 27th – marks the 10th anniversary of a most amazing divine encounter mom and I had at the Mall of America. I’m calling it, “My Christmas Story: Miracle at the Mall“. And, to set the stage, I…
Ten years? Wow. Seems like it was forever ago. And, yet, seems like just yesterday. So much has happened since then. This year marks the 10th anniversary of a most divine encounter that happened, in the most unusual of places, to mom and myself – at the Mall of America on the first Sunday of…
Did you win? Many of us took a chance and played Powerball – hoping for a piece of $1.4 billion. Admittedly, myself included. Hey, I may be dumb but I’m not a fool. Or, is it, I may be foolish but I’m not dumb? In any case, there’s no doubt we had visions of what…