It’s almost harvest time! Our vineyard manager says “late next week” should be perfect. This is our first harvest since moving to our new home, and we look forward to seeing the process begin. The Chardonnay is looking good this year, and the brix level is 22-23 depending on where
Two years ago I began reading the daily devotionals of Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings From the Northumbria Community. Each day, usually in the mornings, I would turn to the daily entry and read the three suggested Scripture references and then the daily meditation. Of course there have been
It seems timely to post a review of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion just as the Republican National Convention is opening. We hear a lot about how divided the nation is today, and this book offers a unique perspective on why that is.
One of my toughest challenges has always been managing people. I’m an innovator and entrepreneur who loves to tackle new challenges, but management has always bored me. Besides, people can be unlovable at times, and they always seem to have a pesky opinion. Okay, so I’m not really that one
Loved this devotional from the August 17th entry of Celtic Daily Prayer: Matthew had met Jesus and wanted all his friends to meet the Master too. What could he do? He could do the one thing he really knew how to do well — he could throw a party. People
It’s Scripture, so it must be true. The photo says it all. It’s the kind of thing that just shouts to be posted on this blog.
Exciting news: Junkyard Wisdom is now part of the Amazon Associates program! Now you can access Amazon via my blog, do your shopping (like for one of the books I often review), and a percentage of the sale will go toward PathLight International! People often told me, “I loved your book review
We recently had friends visit for the weekend, so we went wine tasting. Three different stops, each with a unique style. To provide full disclosure, we visited the first two below because we had free tasting coupons. But I would’ve gone to them anyway because my past experience has been