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The Most Wonderful Life
Happy birthday Tomica! I love and miss you more than I can explain.
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Family Reunion
Uncle Blue. Tomica. Aunt Linda. Uncle Chauncey. 2021 came in like a wrecking ball. Four members of my family gone before I had a chance to catch my breath. Before I could begin to process one death, another one would be gone. And to top it all off, three of them were FAITHFUL members of my Sunday school class. Do you know how difficult it is to have faithful members of a Sunday school class??? While Uncle Blue didn’t join us on Zoom every Sunday, we weren’t worried about him or his soul’s salvation. He was the oldest living member of our family. And another example of a life well…
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Whooping
I have had three whoopings in my life. My Aunt Linda gave me one of them. When you are as sweet as I was, they really are not necessary. Ask my Aunt Gail. She will tell you that I was the most well-behaved cousin in my generation. I followed the rules. And I also got EVERYTHING that I wanted. No tantrums needed. I asked. They complied. My soul was crushed the day that Aunt Linda whooped me. Did she not understand that I was a sweet angel? Maybe the family hadn’t gone over the rule book with her. But you do not whoop sweet angels. I know she was frustrated…
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It Goes Both Ways
Buckle up. Now when you fall out of your seat, do not say that I did not warn you. Actually, I can take that back. You may not feel the same pull or tug when we review the sermon from Sunday. But it was exactly the push that I needed. Pastor continues to challenge us to make our mark on this world and provides practical ways for us to accomplish this task. Sunday’s sermon was pulled from Mark 1:29-31. We pick up from where we left off in the previous sermon. Jesus, Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John leave the synagogue and go to the house of Simon Peter and…
