OLD WEST OCCUPATIONS

The Cowboy: This job was not like what TV and movies have glamorized. The cowboy in the old west worked long hours, not our typical eight-hour day nor a forty-hour week. Their main job was to protect cattle. Thieves and outlaws stole cattle to sell on what we would...

FEBRUALIA

This month has so much going on. Groundhog Day—the belief that Punxsutawney Phil really predicts winter—at least back east. Valentine’s Day—a holiday promoted by greeting card companies but really started by St. Valentine. Susan B Anthony’s Birthday (15th). Canada’s...

CALENDAR

Most of you probably know we use the Gregorian calendar. What is it? In 1582 it was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII (Google) to coincide Easter with the spring equinox. Compared to the Julian calendar which was used previously, it still had 12 months, but February now...

CHRISTMAS & YOU

What’s normal for this time of the year?  Do you continue your everyday tasks like any other month? I know, I try to. The holidays are a time of celebration. For me, it’s the birth of Christ and why he came to earth to save us for his heavenly realm. The...

LAUGHTER

When was the last time you laughed? Really laughed from deep down in your core. Science tells us that laughter is a potent endorphin releaser. It acts with our homegrown receptors, much like an opioid would work. Ooh! Let’s not go there but return to laughter. Quite a...

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES How many of you remember the movie with the above title? I have to write about getting on a plane in a few days to head to the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Annual Conference. I’m excited! However, I don’t recommend reading...