gratitude

Faith and Values

“It is our responsibility to maintain and share our faith and values with those around us, within our homes, attending our schools, surrounding our ball fields, and everywhere we live.”

“..be grateful for how God has shaped you, allowing people and circumstances to mold you into becoming more like Him.”

My bride and I recently spent a week on vacation with our youngest son, his bride, and our two grandchildren. We had planned to take the grandkids to Walt Disney World since we first welcomed them into our lives in 2020, but between legalities and COVID, it was not feasible until after their adoption thisContinue reading “A Surprise Blessing!”

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gratitude is good for you. My friend Lynn Pryor, (check out his blog at www.lynnpryor.com), writes that studies are showing a variety of health benefits tied to gratitude: better sleep; better regulation of stress; better regulation of hormones; decreased depression and anxiety; improved relationships; reduced physical pains. It is estimated that humans take approximately 23,000 breathsContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”

The Hurricane of 2020

(This article begins a series of writings originally published in The Atmore News from September 2020 until 2022. There are some previous posts in 2020, but given the history of society’s journey, these provide interesting thought from then until now. Date: 09/22/2020) Well, my wife and I survived our first hurricane as residents in theContinue reading “The Hurricane of 2020”