by Brenda Nickel | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024, Newsletters, Uncategorized
Brian and I have had some good talks in this one coffee shop we’ve been meeting up at. He used to work there to earn a little extra money, but his real job was working in the financial sector. I would see him sitting at a table in this coffee shop as he did his work....
by Brenda Nickel | Aug 24, 2024 | 2024, 2024, Newsletters
I was reading the other day about an expression that intrigued me. I wondered where the terms “burn your boats,” “burn boats,” or “burn the ships” came from. The idiom “burn boats” is derived from the story of Hernán Cortés, who, upon arriving in Mexico in 1519,...
by Brenda Nickel | Aug 24, 2024 | 2024, 2024, Newsletters
Did you know there is a demographic decline in many parts of the world? Certain societies and cultures are losing their populations at such a rapid rate that they are at risk of losing their culture. The worst fertility crisis in the world, however, is presently...
by Brenda Nickel | Aug 24, 2024 | Newsletters
This was the first year in decades that I didn’t have Thanksgiving with Mom or Dad. My mom is in Heaven now, and my dad has been moved to an assisted living facility in a different state. Even though family traditions have changed, could not those changes have opened...
by Brenda Nickel | Aug 24, 2024 | Newsletters
I got to thinking the other day. I know what you are going to say: “Mark, it is dangerous when you do that!” Okay, you are right! But I do enjoy processing things. Idols Are More than Just Idols I was thinking about idols and the things that can be considered idols in...
by Brenda Nickel | Jul 13, 2024 | 2024, Newsletters
In Part 1 of this newsletter, Tamper Proof, Donte shared some of the more serious things that have happened to him in life. Then he began to open up about his spiritual views. You can check out Part 1 at the following link: Tamper Proof – Part 1 Donte and I were...
