Month: May 2012

My office shelves are filled with tokens collected during our years of service as camp director (#summercamp #camphorizon ).  Each is an object with a memory and a lesson.  Adult visitors to my office rarely comment on these treasures.   However, children are much more curious and frequently ask to hear the story behind each…

When I was a brand new baby Christian I spent a lot of time in the home of Dale and Margaret Lantis.  Dale went to be with the Lord a few years ago.  This weekend I learned that Margaret has followed him home.  As I have thought about this dear sister over the past two…

Sometimes the value of a word in Scrabble ® bears no resemblance to that which the word represents.  This is the case of today’s word, MOTHER.   When the Lord commanded us to “honor your … Mother”, He used the language of value or price. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be…

Many times while playing Scrabble ® you find yourself with all vowels or no vowels.  Sometimes you have “Q” but not the “U”.  How then can you form a word?  You play on the tiles supplied by another.  If you play aggressively and block your opponent from being able to play a word you may…