Serve by Design

We have been needing some extra prayers and support during the last two weeks. Monique recently took a fall as we entered a church where I was preaching and lightly sprained her left ankle. Four days later, she fell going down into our garage and badly twisted that same ankle, as well as sustaining a concussion. We are all “doctored up” now with a boot and a walker to help her get around, but every day she is still feeling the effects of that second fall! We keep telling ourselves, “These are the Golden Years!” But the gold may have recently tarnished a bit! Home Hair Care! We are blessed to have a daughter, Michelle, who lives just minutes away. She has been available to lend her help and support throughout the years. She cuts my hair, helps me with yard work and lavishes us with her verbal encouragement. After a haircut, she’ll brag, “Daddy, you look amazing!” Monique claims that I don’t have enough hair to merit all her heaping praises! This week, it was Monique who was blessed by h...

Did you take note during the Pandemic of 2020 that the shelves in the big box grocery stores displaying rice and noodles were often laid bare? I was told that these staples were important to families who had to prepare quick meals for their children who were home and doing remote learning during that time. In these days since, I have observed that the demand for these items has been so strong that the grocers are making additional space for stocking and expanding the sales of these types of ready-to-go meals. Image Credit: lotusfoods.com Several news outlets covered an accident recently that occurred near Little Rock, Arkansas and could have threatened the re-stocking efforts of instant noodles! This must have sent "shock waves" throughout the country among those passionate about their Ramen noodles!  It was reported that an 18-wheeler, semi-truck carrying 20,000 pounds of this brand product left the roadway and slipped on its side into a lake about 30 miles north of the city...