Tomorrow is Thanksgiving , and lately I’ve been struck by the image of preparation . Two scenes in particular keep coming to mind: 1) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Poor Charlie Brown never meant to host a Thanksgiving meal, but once his friends invited themselves over, he did his best. He, Snoopy and Linus whipped up toast with butter, pretzels, jellybeans, and popcorn while the iconic Peanuts theme played in the background. But when the guests arrived, they scolded him for

People love to celebrate for all kinds of occasions: weddings, birthdays , anniversaries, graduations, and more. We even love to practice celebrating. We want to make sure every detail is perfect and goes just the way we have envisioned it. A couple of weeks ago, we completed our Upward Flag Football and Cheer season at our church. There was one boy in our youngest division who was very tiny and very fast. He would run all over the field and no one could catch him and even if

Image by freepik As a former athlete, I have heard over and over again the mantra “always be ready!” The concept of the next man up....