Article originally published in The Southern Cross, official magazine of the Diocese of Savannah, GA, under the title “Sharpening Character”. Reprinted with permission. The normally quiet nighttime hours on September 27th weren’t particularly quiet. An unwelcome guest by the name…
It is Finished.
I’m done. I have finished my addition. On May 15, almost 14 months after breaking ground, I finished hanging the aluminum sheathing for the soffit and fascia and officially called it. The job is done. And it’s not done. I’m…
Marshmallow from the Rock.
A psychologist puts a marshmallow in front of a four-year-old and tells them they can eat the marshmallow. BUT! If they wait to eat the marshmallow until after the psychologist leaves and returns, they will get a second marshmallow. The…
At the corner of Meribah and Massah.
While I was at Thursday night’s Chamber of Commerce dinner, I got a call from my wife. I didn’t answer immediately because I was talking to someone else, and I consider taking phone calls in the middle of a conversation…
Let There Be Light!
I love Christmas! What’s not to love? The lights, the music, the decorations, the liturgy, the mass readings, and especially the reason for the season. The God of all creation entered into the human condition by becoming a little baby…