Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

Recently I have started to develop "The MuffinTop Syndrome." When buttoning my pants there is a ring of excess "me" that hangs over the edge of my pants waistline - it looks like the top of a muffin fresh from the oven. Other people, and even my closest friends and family, may not think I am getting soft, but I know that I am not as fit as I should be.

Yesterday I attended a funeral of a lovely woman I wish I could have known better. I was blessed to hear some of the stories of her life and how she walked with God on a daily basis. One of the hymns that we sang took me back to my childhood. As a young girl at camp I learned this particular song and it made an impact on me, becoming one of my favorites throughout the years.

Saturday night Dad and I went on a date. He had been given tickets to a Reds ballgame and asked me to go. Though I am not a diehard baseball fan, I accepted his invitation with pleasure. I borrowed Emily's Reds teeshirt and we jumped in the car to set off for Cincinnati and our great adventure.

Yesterday was a big day. We took John-Keith, our college freshman, to Wright State University and got him settled in his dorm room. After hauling his stuff up six flights of stairs and later making a fast run to the store to get some forgotten items, we finally got things set up for him to be comfortable.

Secrets, secrets, are no fun unless you share with everyone. This is a crazy saying that has gone around for years. It was probably made up by some school teacher who was trying to eliminate the difficulty of children excluding others by whispering and telling tales.

It's harvest time in the Sheridan household. The past two weekends our family has spent a lot of time going through our garden patch picking beans, digging potatoes, and plucking corn from the stalk. This time of year is always so fun when you get to enjoy the fruit of all your summer labors. The hot hours of planting, fertilizing, and weeding finally pay off when you get to harvest a nice, ripe tomato and savor a yummy stir-fry made with all home-grown produce.