Immanuel has a Middle Name

Meaning Words have meaning.  Names have meaning.  Have you ever looked up the meaning of your name?  According to thenamemeaning.com my name, Corey, means: Dweller in or near a hollow;…



Bicycles, the Moon, Jesus, and George Bailey

Bicycles Earlier this year, during the 2020 quarantine bicycle craze where you couldn’t find a bike in stores!, we got my daughter a new bike for her birthday!  We had…



I AM the LIGHT

Disappointed What do you do when you’re disappointed? One of my family’s favorite Christmas movies growing up was Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase.   When I was growing up, we had the…



The Star

Wonder, Direction, and Hope When was the last time you lost yourself in WONDER, you knew where to turn for DIRECTION, and you had a real sense of lasting HOPE?…



Darkness and Despair

Living in Darkness Where do you turn in times of darkness and despair? What do you hold onto when you’re in the dark? There are a lot of people who…



The In-Between

Caught in the Middle What do you do when you don’t know what to do? When you’re living in the in-between? So often, this is the human experience. We’re caught…



Let There Be Light

Have you ever thought about the first four words ever spoken by God? Alexa, Turn on the lights! A few years ago, we somehow got our first Alexa. I was…



All In

Decision Time Have you ever been in a situation where you had to decide… Am I going to go all in? OR… Am I going to cash out? Kenny Rogers…



make a difference

More than Enough to Make a Difference

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize I was amazed to learn recently that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this year to to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its “efforts…



Moved with Compassion

Someone once said, “Good is something you do, not something you talk about.” Choose Your Own Adventure I don’t know if these books are still in print or if you…