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A blog sharing insights, stories, and reflections on life from a Christian perspective.

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  • June 2, 2026 At 4 a.m. the temp is 48 degrees, reaching for 76 for a high. Yesterday as I was walking home from the funeral that was held on the far east side of Lusk, it rained enough that my shir felt wet. By the time I hustled myself to the center of town,…

  • June 1, 2026 Good morning! It looks like we are at 43, headed for 73 with a chance of an afternoon shower. Allow me to share of the joys of living in a Wyoming community: Yesterday, Miss Deb sang on the praise team of one church while I preached at a different church, we then…

  • May 31, 2026 At 4 a.m., the temperature is 46 degrees and the birds are happy. The sparrows are already singing because we were blessed with almost a quarter of an inch of rain yesterday evening! There are reports of many receiving over an inch of rain at the same time, Praise the LORD! Today’s…

  • May 30, 2026 The Lord poked me in the ribs at 2:45 this morning. After a time of prayer, I opened some windows in the living room and began typing. The weather started with 55 degrees, headed for 77 with a 55% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. We had lots of clouds and lightning last…

  • May 29, 2026 At 3:30 a.m. the temperature is 53 degrees, moving up to 81 later today. Oh ya, the wind is going to blow as well, surprise, surprise! For the last week, Miss Deb and I have been working on duding-up the front yard. Hauling dirt, sculpting mounds, putting down ground barrier, nailing edging…

  • May 28, 2026 Guess what? Today’s weather cand be summarized as such: The wind will blow your Stetson into Idaho, and it won’t get wet in the travels either. For today, let’s visit about two words that are found quite often in your Bible: “Grace” and “Trust.” Going back to our previous definition of “grace,”…

  • May 26, 2026 When I put our Coffee dog out at daylight, the weather was calm and dry. Though it looks like a nice bank of clouds off to the far west of us, the weather man isn’t making any promises about rain in this area in the near future, so please continue to pray…

  • May 25, 2026 Good morning to each of you dear readers. It looks like we should have a rather pleasant day here in Lusk and hopefully where you live as well. Today is Memorial Day – meaning that working folks get another day off. Children are either enjoying their first week without school or others…

  • May 24, 2026 Yesterday, Miss Deb, Coffee and I helped a very special young lady move into her little house in a new town. This dear girl is starting a new job in a town she knows little about, living in a neighborhood she knows even less about. Starting over again, new town, new job,…

  • May 23, 2026 35 degrees at daylight, 75 for a high with a west wind. and some clouds to keep things on the cool side. A little warmer tomorrow. A.W. Tozer once commented, “The first thing you think of when you hear the name God, is most likely the most important thing about you.” Some…