Watching the Moon Turn Red

I didn’t sleep well Monday night. I kept waking up, checking the time, because I had an early appointment with the moon–a total lunar eclipse that would peak somewhere around 4:30 a.m. When I have to get up at a different time, I have a tendency to “watch the clock” all night. I didn’t want […]

Distracted by Ants, II

Tracking ants isn’t always easy.
It was a breeze following them along the power cord and the garden hose. But that rapidly changed when the ants heading west exited the hose into our “natural” backyard and the ones heading east hopped off of the cord at the trailer onto our rock driveway and then headed […]

Feeling Small in the Night

Ok…the chipmunk is gone. Sorry to disappoint any of you who were hoping to take advantage of my offer.
However, something else got into our house last night.
My wife and I were sitting at our dinner table yesterday evening, enjoying the house, sans chipmunk. We had the deck door wide open again because we love the […]

For Sale: Pet Chipmunk

Adorable chipmunk for sale.
Pianist.
Computer geek (familiar with MacBook Pro).
Enjoys hide and seek.
Eats cashews.
No returns or refunds.

A Monk in the House!

Well, actually a chip-monk in the house.
I know I was supposed to finish the ant story today, but here’s the deal.
We have a deck on the back of our house that overlooks the woods. My wife has the banister filled with wonderful flower pots, mostly geranium’s that have gorgeous blooms on them. The deck is […]

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Dr. Del Tackett is president of the Focus on the Family Institute and Senior Vice President to Focus on the Family. He is also the architect and chief spokesperson for Focus on the Family's The Truth Project--a nationwide initiative designed to bring the Christian worldview to the body of Christ.