A Little Moore with Pastor Dave

Isn't it crazy? I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, But I can remember a commercial from almost 60 years ago. 1968. A Black guy (Geoffrey Holder from Trinidad,) sitting in a chair. In the "good old days" of 1968, about the only Black guys on TV were muggers or pimps. But Geoffrey Holder is there, sitting in a chair. He has this great Trinidad accent. He holds up two cola nuts. Cola nuts were used to make cola soda. Like Coca-Cola, the number one soda at the time.

When my daughter was little, she'd come running over to me. I'd pick her up and lift her over my head, I'd throw her in the air and catch her. Then I would set her down. She'd laugh and laugh. Then she'd say, "Again." I would pick her up. Again. Lift her over my head. Again. Throw her in the air and catch her. Again. Then set her down. Again. She'd laugh and laugh. Then she'd say, "Again." Ohhhh boy! Daddy learned the hard way. Be careful what you start. Somebody might want y

August 13th. It was a Thursday. In the afternoon, I had a stomach ache. "Okay. I'll just have some tummy tea. It will pass. I hope, I hope!" Nope! My stomach ache continued. Then, what I had for lunch "came back." I'm still hoping, it will pass. A LONG night on the sofa. Friday morning was the time to admit defeat. "Okay. Let's go to the ER." I thought, "Here we go again! Another three days in the hospital. They stick a long tube down your nose--OW! They suck you out for a da

I was talking with a church member recently about the power of those two simple words, "I'm sorry." When I do wrong, I can simply say, "I'm Sorry." But faith is like paint. It only makes a difference where you apply it. Yesterday, I was leaving the house of some other church members. Backing up, I heard a clunk. Oh no! They had their house number sign mounted on a metal pole. To prevent someone from hitting it like I almost did, they had put a plastic pipe by the metal pole.

Years ago, I was turning 60. Don't ask how many years ago! Anyway, my sister asked me what I'd like for my birthday. I said I'd like a watch. A simple watch. She got me a Timex watch. I remember those old Timex commercials. John Cameron Swayze saying, "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking!" Yes, a simple Timex watch. Thank you, Sister! The dial even lights up when you press the stem. Bonus! Now when I wake up in the middle of the night, I can check the time to see how much I

After I finished Kindergarten, we moved from Pennsylvania to Midland, Michigan. No one asked my permission. We lived in the "poor" neighborhood. The neighborhood where the soot from the plant would be on the windowsills every morning. I became friends with Tommy. Tommy lived around the corner. Tommy was Catholic. I remember what a big deal it was whether or not Tommy could have a hot dog at my birthday party on Friday. Catholics weren't supposed to eat meat on Fridays back th

I'm not much of a cook. When I cook, the most important appliance in the kitchen is the smoke detector. That's how I tell when things are done. So, the other night, I took my Sweetie to the Diner. There was a group of six sitting at a table near us. I overheard one of the women telling her friend about her son. He had been looking for a job. He had been praying to God to get him a job. He wanted a job! No job. He was discouraged. He was ready to give up on prayer. I overheard

We had dinner with friends last Friday. She's horrified that I have my license plate memorized. Well, let me tell you, there's a lotta white cars in the parking lot! I've had this car over two years. I still find myself going to the wrong white car. So, when I'm out in the parking lot, looking around, pretending I'm not lost, one thing I do is look for my license plate. My license plate starts with MMM. MMM also reminds me of My More Monster. My More Monster. I struggle with

One time, I was visiting church members. As I was leaving, she says, "Watch out for the idiots!" In this case, she was talking about people who drive crazy. They drive crazy because they're proving their manhood by treating the road as their personal race track. I wonder if one of the Christmas angels said that to Jesus, on the night He was born? "Watch out for the idiots!" All His earthly life, Jesus dealt with idiots. People who didn't get what He is about. His family thoug

I looked out the kitchen window this morning. Looking at the back yard. There were Three Bucks on the grass. "Yahoo! I'm gonna make some money this morning!" Oh, wait. Not Three Bucks, as in three dollars. Three Bucks, as in three male deer. With antlers and everything. I got some corn out of the bag for them. As I moved towards the back door, I saw the twins near the door. The twins are two little deer born this spring. We've watched them grow and lose their little white faw

I have a friend who had the same kind of bowel surgery I did. Around the same time. Back in January. We were talking about the terrible pain before they figured out the problem. She said it was worse than the pain of childbirth. I said, "I have no Authority to speak on that one." No, I don't! But my friend does. She has Authority to speak about the pain of childbirth because she's been through that. It's like when I talk with a person who's layin' in a hospital bed. I can say

I was reading a devotional a few days ago. It said, "Change is always frightening." Amen to that! I say, "The only Change I like is nickels, dimes, and quarters." (I am so cheap I will still pick up a penny off the ground!) Even though I'd rather pretend it ain't so, the world is always changing. The hymn says time is "like an everflowing stream." Can't I pretend it's still 1986?!! I am always changing. "Who's that wrinkly old man, staring back at me from the mirror?" It's al

About half of Americans say they wished they had lived in an earlier time. Back then was better. I get it. I like trains. I used to wish I lived back when trains were big . Trains everywhere! Those were The Good Old Days! Then, our son was thrashing around on the floor at 4:30 one morning. Out of nowhere, a major seizure. Call the ambulance and hurry to the hospital. They did a CT Scan. The CT scan showed a tumor in his brain. They were able to do surgery and remove the tumor

Yesterday, I was at therapy for my Fabulous Femur Fracture. As the therapist is torturing me, I look out the window. There's a monarch butterfly. Floating through the air. A bit of bright orange, against the black glass of the other hospital building. Beautiful! The butterfly looks so small and delicate. But man, she can fly! She rises up so quickly over the four-story hospital building next door. Beautiful! I remember when my daughter lived in Durham, North Carolina. She vol

A new family moved in across the street this summer. They have two boys. Big Brother and Little Brother. I can relate. I was Little Brother. One rainy day, I saw Big Brother and Little Brother out front. Playing in the puddle in the driveway. "Isn't that cute," I thought to myself. "We worry so much about kids these days. Kids these days being glued to phone and TV screens. Here are these brothers. Out playing in the rain. Just like the good old days!" They had a toy plastic

I have reached one of my therapy goals. I can get down on my knees and thank God for getting me through five trips to the hospital this year. Thank you, God! Thank you, Friends, for your prayers and messages and cards. I could not have done it without you! But of the cards I received, only one card asked a question. Emily's card. Emily is a Sweetheart. She sent me a store-bought Get Well card. Thank you, Emily! Inside the store-bought card was a card Emily had made herself. T

One time, we were visiting some church members. He was working on a jigsaw puzzle. My Sweetie said she liked working on puzzles, too. So, she goes out and buys a puzzle. A 2,000-piece puzzle! She lays 2,000 pieces out on the dining room table. She sits down to work. I come and stand by the dining room table. 2,000 pieces. Scattered everywhere. Ten minutes go by. I see, Nothing! Fifteen minutes go by. I see, Nothing! I think, "This is Impossible!" I kiss her goodnight and go t

I was reading a magazine yesterday. On the back of the magazine is The Ad. The Ad is a full-page picture of Serena Williams. Serena Williams was the #1 women's tennis player for years. The picture in The Ad shows Serena holding a tennis racquet. Makes sense. Wearing a tennis outfit. Makes sense. But The Ad isn't about tennis. The Ad is about how Serena Williams has lost 31 pounds in 20 months. Serena has lost 31 pounds in 20 months with a drug called GLP-1. The fine print at

Yesterday, I went to the hospital to try to visit someone. Since my belly surgery in August, I haven't been able to do therapy for my Fabulous Femur Fracture. The therapist did tell me to walk. So I walked up 5 flights of stairs. Whew! Why couldn't he get a room on the ground floor?! After a breather, I went to his room. Empty. Test? Procedure? I don't know. I can, I will, pray for him. As I was leaving, I saw a sign taped to the lounge window. It said, WHEN YOU SUBSTITUTE WE

When Dad passed, I got his Work Light. Man, is it bright!! The stand is adjustable. You can put the Work Light high or low. The Work Light holder is adjustable. You can put the Work Light at a certain angle. The height and the angle of the Work Light are both adjustable. That's so you can get direct light on your project. . If you've ever tried to plug in a plug in a dark room, you know what a difference light means! We don't even think of light. The videos on YouTube that li