Category Archives: Devotional

The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 2 ~ Nazareth to Bethlehem

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

As we begin Part 2 of our Christmas Story Revisited series, you might say that America’s Christmas season is trucking along in predictable fashion because trucks loaded with Christmas surprises seem to be everywhere.

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

This is the time of year when we not only start pulling our Christmas decorations out of the closets and storage facilities, but it’s also the season when we 

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Restoring Gratitude in a Narcissistic Nation

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Sometimes a simple facial expression can be like applying a giant, luminescent highlighter to a simple comment. I saw that illustrated by 

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Veterans’ Day ~ Unlocking Their Legacy

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

On this Veterans’ Day 2023, I’m thinking about my gran’pa, who was the only father I knew in the early years of my life. “Pa,” as everyone in the family called him, was a 

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A Word for the Weary

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Our house is full of gadgets that make things easier, and I normally love it when something comes along that makes any chore easier. I usually consider it an improvement when I 

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Hide and Seek ~ Not Such an Innocent Game

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Opportunities to play any of those communal outdoor games that groups of kids played back in the days before cell phones didn’t come my way very often in my 

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