I hate it when it when I have offended or hurt someone that I love. We all have done this, and had to come to ask for forgiveness for those times. I remember two times when our oldest daughter’s birthday came and went without me even acknowledging it had happened. Twice in consecutive years I had to perform a funeral …

When I was a boy, we used to visit my cousins house in the summer. Across the road from their house was a farm with milking cows roaming a meadow. I don’t know why, but it seemed like a fun place to play. As we crawled over the fence, I remember hearing my cousin say, “Be careful where you step.” …