Two mice paused between floor joists beneath the cereal cabinet where they often met to snack on the crumbs that filtered down. One queried the other, “Have you seen Junior?” “No,” replied the second mouse, “last I saw him he was on his way to explore a hole in the floor that smelled like peanut butter.”  “You’re kidding!” gasped the first mouse. “If he

Although I was not the most skilled or the most experienced draftsman or builder, and although construction has never been my career, it has been my privilege to design, build or help with the construction of six church buildings and several houses. I had taken some high school drafting and construction classes, but I did not set out to be a builder. My college

Sofie sits contentedly in her recliner, soaking in the warmth and ambiance of her gas fireplace. The thermometer on her porch reads four below zero, but a warm shower, a hot cup of coffee, and a warm fire make the world feel like a wonderful place. The eighteen inch snow storm that recently blanketed the acreage between her farmhouse and her neighbor’s has been

It was probably built less than fifty years ago, but the roof was caved in and the walls threatened to collapse at any time. Vines choked the front porch and the once-white siding was dark green and fuzzy. The foundation was crumbling from a combination of rot, termites, and ants. It was beyond repair, and the original culprit was fungus. Miniscule fungi spores, left