Daily Devotional Jan. 13, 2025

Daily Devotional for January 13, 2025 I am in the process of recovering from back surgery.  Whenever my back muscles get tired, I’ve noticed I slouch a lot.  When this happens, I look like I am one-hundred years old. Recently, I was walking through the Kubota dealership with Dee.  He’s one of their salesmen and also a member of our … Continue reading Daily Devotional Jan. 13, 2025 →

Daily Devotional for January 9, 2025

This past Saturday, I was wearing Wrangler relaxed fit jeans and a blue jean shirt as I prepared Shannon’s breakfast.  She had just finished taking her medicine when I carried her plate of cheese biscuits and bacon to the table.As I turned around to walk back to the kitchen, Shannon said in a very surprised voice, … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 9, 2025 →

Daily Devotional for January 8, 2025

(If you are in a hurry, this devotional is not for you.  Read it when you have time.)Monday was my first day back at the church after recovering from back surgery.  I was very irritated.When I drove up to the church, all the buildings were still standing, there was no parade or signs welcoming me back, nothing, … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 8, 2025 →

Daily Devotional for January 7, 2025

Every morning, I go online and look at the following news sites:  Yahoo, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, MSN, NBC, and Google News.  Usually, I don’t get sucked into the advertisements and meaningless interest stories but there was one that intrigued me.  It showed actors from the 1980s and how they had aged.  Since I was a young adult in … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 7, 2025 →

Daily Devotional for January 6, 2025

In the Christmas of 2023, Shannon was in the Neurological Transition Center in Dallas.  It was a hard time.  Sometimes she remembered I was her husband, sometimes she didn’t.  Now she does.For this past Christmas, I decided to make it extra special.  I had all of her gifts wrapped and ready to go.When Shannon got up, I prepared her … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 6, 2025 →

Daily Devotional Dec. 19, 2024

For the last two years, all the Christmas gift shopping has been on me.  Even though I ask for Shannon’s input, because of her traumatic brain injury, she really doesn’t have much to give.  This has left me with a wonderful, exciting challenge because I like to think of gifts that are outside the box.Prior to last … Continue reading Daily Devotional Dec. 19, 2024 →

Daily Devotional Dec. 18, 2024

Jo is Shannon’s caregiver.  Because I am recovering from back surgery, she’s also mine.  This has been very convenient because I am still on opioids and unable to drive. While I don’t agree with my prohibition from driving because of my lightning fast, ninja reflexes, the law is the law, and I have to live with it. Shannon and … Continue reading Daily Devotional Dec. 18, 2024 →

Daily Dev. for Dec. 17, 2024

Recently, my back had been acting up again.  This happens every few years but this time something was different.  One morning, the pain was so bad, I was completely immobilized.  An ambulance took me to the emergency room. My sister had the exact same thing happen to her last year.  She told me the pain was worse than going … Continue reading Daily Dev. for Dec. 17, 2024 →

Daily Devotional for November 12, 2024

According to the book of Genesis, God created man.  Man is considered version 1.0.  Knowing God could improve on version 1.0, God created woman.  Woman is considered version 2.0.Much like today’s computer software, versions 1.0 and 2.0 have a great deal of difficulty communicating. That’s because version 2.0 is always much more complex.  This can lead to a lot of … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 12, 2024 →

Daily Devotional Nov. 7, 2024

On August 14, 2023, Shannon’s and my life were changed in a blink of an eye.  The horrific, unexpected happened.  From that moment on, there has been tremendous heartache and grief as I watched the love of my life undergo numerous surgeries, pain, and unending confusion.  I was in the dry desert of life. As Shannon lay in a … Continue reading Daily Devotional Nov. 7, 2024 →