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The light was so bright I could not see anything. My eyes were dazed and almost blinded from the intensity of it.

It was early morning just after sunrise and the sun had momentarily burst through the clouds. That's when the intensity struck my eyesight from the overwhelming glare off the Pacific Ocean. It was stunning and beautiful with the break of dawn.

I had just finished reading this verse from Ps. 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation" and then "whom shall I fear". When God lig…

We were visiting one of our favorite restaurants in Stockton recently. As we entered the eatery a man sitting in the bushes was begging for money.

I didn't even respond to his jibberish. Then I noticed as we were eating he kept circling the restaurant, approaching patrons, and trying to get money from them. One family started to leave the restaurant and noticed him outside the door so they turned around and found a different exit so they wouldn't have to face him.

He looked so old b…

It was owned by a local grocery store. I tried putting it in the back of my Honda. It was so heavy and huge. It weighed more than anyone could have guessed. I tried many different ways to fit it into the rear of the car.

It was just too wide, too long, too tall.

After all my efforts and sweat and tears and total frustration, it finally squeezed in the car at an awkward angle and by pushing as hard as I could I moved it forward far enough to close the swinging rear door.

A police…

Everybody faces this on ocassion. It isn't fun and we don't like it. In fact we all hate it!

In the O.T. Elijah had a crisis and he got so depressed that he fled to a cave and just wanted to die. I think many of us feel that way when we feel overwhelmed.

When the officer called me on the phone and said the name of my oldest son. I couldn't believe my ears. He said that he rolled his VW down a very steep embankment. I thought it was a movie, someone elses life and son. This happened many y…

Pam and I had a brief weekend getaway to celebrate Valentine's Day a little early. We went to Stump Beach on the Somoma Coast about 20 miles north of Bodega Bay.

This was another exceptionally warm winter day of about 61 degrees with no wind and no clouds in the sky. We took a blanket and enjoyed the sun and even got a little sunburn. It was a great time to relax and enjoy God's beautiful creation.

This was a favorite beach we had visited over 10 years ago when we lived in Petaluma. On ou…