Back in the 1990s I worked as a Japanese interpreter in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It was a joy to help Japanese families with parent-teacher conferences, doctor visits (even though I was…
Heaven: It Ain’t the Morgue
Gifts and Priorities
At the risk of sounding like a whiner who’s just venting… I’ve written before about our possible over-focus on pets (for example: “Critter Cringe”). Then in November 2024 I heard…
Board Games—Who Knew?
My grandkids (age 14, 17, 20 at this writing) have, from the time they were very young, played board games with Mom and Dad. And I mean super-complicated games—the kind…
Lulla-Bible?
The question was about using an audio Bible reading to help fall asleep… and maybe to also have it playing during sleep. On the plus side, why not have Bible…
Kids Are Listening
Pet parakeets pick up (and repeat) sounds and words that the owners don’t even intentionally teach. Like imitating the owner’s cough. Or things the owner often says on the phone:…