David Faust Do you know that groundhogs can climb trees? I didn’t realize this was possible, but recently I saw a groundhog sitting on a limb about 15 feet off the ground in the plum tree behind our house. My wife, Candy, took a picture of it to prove we weren’t seeing things. For further […]
By David Faust There’s a predictable familiarity about Christmas. Every December we watch the same movies and TV shows we viewed last year and the year before. We get together with the same people, drag those gaudy red and green sweaters out of our closets, and attend programs at school and church that look and […]
By David Faust Year after year they tried to have a baby, but with zero results. They smiled and offered congratulations when other couples announced a pregnancy, but in private they felt discouraged because they were unable to conceive. Their faith was strong though. In fact, their day-to-day routine revolved around the Lord and his […]
By David Faust We’re all familiar with motivational plaques you see on workplace walls. I appreciate serious sayings like “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground” (Theodore Roosevelt), but I also enjoy tongue-in-cheek quotes that contain funny or thought-provoking twists—like these: • “People say nothing is impossible, but I do […]
By David Faust In the late 1800s when visionaries proposed connecting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with the mainland, skeptics scoffed about “the bridge that could never be built.” It took a long time to realize the dream, but since its completion in 1957, millions of travelers have crossed the 26,372-foot-long Mackinac Bridge. In 1961 President John […]
