Here comes Christmas…soon

We had the privilege of having each of the grandchildren here over the past few days. The teachers were off and thus the children. Carlyle arrived with a sigh. Her brother and sister are driving her CRAZY! “They are SO loud and they keep fighting and yelling”. She settled into a quiet corner with her…

News from the Villa

We had a lovely visit from the daughter-in-law of Bud this evening. She brought us two pieces of cake, at which Carlyle, our granddaughter who is spending the day and night with us, said “Hey it’s time for dessert!” And indeed it is. However, back to news from the Villa. Bud, who I try to…

For Heaven’s sake

There are days I wonder about heaven. Heaven is of course a place that the Bible talks about but in some fascinating yet unspecific in many ways. Jesus made reference to heaven many times and of course to hell. His reference to hell was often in symbolism, for example pointing to the burning garbage pile…