2023.12.22

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news […]

2023.12.19

Blackout! It was a little after midnight when the power went out. I had been fast asleep for a few hours, and now I was really up. Why? Because I couldn’t breathe. No, it wasn’t a medical episode; it was a powerless CPAP machine with a mask strapped to my face like the creature from […]

2023.12.17

Toyin’ “Prompt Me!” – an original HitchHiker Tanka inspired by the shear number of times I have seen the Number 42 over the past five days, and immediately thought of my LORD! What does he use to prompt you?

2023.12.16

TFS almost always has wonderful timing when sendng me cartoons, memes, etc. I suspect he is beginning to feel the Christmas Spirit because he sent me this beauty this morning.

2023.12.15

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his […]

2023.12.12

Always there I know this might surprise you, but even HitchHikers get discouraged every once in a while. I can hear you now, “No, say it isn’t so HitchHiker! Isn’t your motto ‘Don’t Panic?’” Yes, it happens, but 42 always has a way of dropping (or slamming) little hints (or boulders) on me during morning […]

2023.12.10

Toyin’ “The Ultimate Kobayashi Maru” – an original HitchHiker TANKA inspired by Isaiah 55:6-9