Happy Monday is a weekly dose of the things you need to get the new week started. A couple of scriptures, inspirational quotes, some things that are funny. Dogs, cats, other cute animals, comics, memes; some are for Christians, others are just funny. Mondays are tough, it’s easier if you smile. We’re all in this together.
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I feel it too buddy. Come on, you can do it. A few pieces of candy from the kid’s Easter basket ought to help. Maybe something she isn’t going to eat anyway, like Spree or a Lemon Head. The sugar will give you the energy you need to seize the day.
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Hopefully the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral is not news to anyone. I don’t try to cover breaking news and share you heard it hear first stories because many times the first things you hear are wrong. Now that everyone has had a chance to hear and digest the facts, and many people have shared their opinion, I would like to reflect on a few things. Continue reading
Yes it’s Monday but it’s Monday of Holy Week. If you don’t have activities planned for each day this week you surely have a busy weekend coming up and at least one really big thing to look forward to. So here we are, off like a herd of turtles. This is Happy Monday #319. Continue reading
I think that’s one we made. You may have seen it before but it’s been three years. I wouldn’t have remembered either if not for Facebook memories. At any rate… Welcome to Happy Monday, this is post #318. Continue reading
Just a heads up, today is April 1st aka April Fools’ Day. I’m not going as far as to say “trust nothing or no one” but you might want to take everything you see, hear or read with a grain of salt. This is Happy Monday #317. Continue reading
There is value in using simple images we are familiar with to help us understand more complex concepts. The Bible is rich with such imagery. But sometimes we get carried away and a metaphor can be overextended. At some point every analogy breaks down and it is possible to complicate the issue we started out trying to simplify. I didn’t want to add to the original post but the wife and I had a discussion about the Parable of the Pickle Jar and I submit the following for your consideration. Continue reading
Pickle jars can be tough. A new pickle jar can be tough for an adult to open but to a five year old it might as well be impossible. The jars are sealed warm so that as the contents cool the lid caves in just a bit. That way the button “pops” when you open it letting you know the jar has been locked up air tight since it was packed, giving you the piece of mind that the contents have not been tampered with. While I appreciate the safety feature understanding it doesn’t make the lid any easier to open. There’s nothing a kindergartner appreciates more than Mommy or Daddy reaching their arms around and popping loose that impossible lid. Continue reading
It’s been a while since we opened with a coffee meme. Just know that our heart is still in the same place. And so is our coffee. This is Happy Monday #316. Continue reading
Saint Patrick is not an officially canonized saint, his real name was Maewyn Succat, he wasn’t even Irish and driving the snakes out of Ireland is just a metaphor. He was in fact a Christian missionary who spent most of his adult life sharing the Gospel with pagans. That’s no reason to dye the Chicago River bright green but if you’ve ever hidden Easter eggs you know how holidays and their traditions are. This is Happy Monday #315. Continue reading
The Master's Table 