SharpRemarks

  • FROM THE ROCKING CHAIR

    I enjoy and appreciate living in Sarasota Florida. I suppose if I had total control I would tweak the weather and turn the traffic back to 1960 or something like that. I believe I am finally adapting to retirement. I no longer feel guilty sitting on the patio at 10 AM with a cup of…

  • POTATO BOGGLES

    POTATO BOGGLES it’s an old Scottish word for a scarecrow.   The name comes from: Tattie (or potato) = potato Bogle = a ghost, goblin, or frightening spirit in Scottish folklore So a tattie-bogle is literally a “potato ghost,” but in practice it means a scarecrow set up in a potato field to frighten birds…

  • The Secret of the Lord”

    June 3 “The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him …” (Psalm 25:14) What is the sign of a friend? Is it that he tells you his secret sorrows? No, it is that he tells you his secret joys. Many people will confide their secret sorrows to you, but the final mark…

  • WHAT DO YOU WANT??

    Do you seek great things for yourself?” (Jeremiah 45:5). Are you seeking great things for yourself, instead of seeking to be a great person? God wants you to be in a much closer relationship with Himself than simply receiving His gifts—He wants you to get to know Him. Even some large thing we want is…