Merry Christmas!
By Judy Comstock

For the second time in my life, I joined the ranks of Black Friday (shopping the day after Thanksgiving). Some analysts say these shoppers may positively impact our economy. It was a need and the possibility of deals that motivated me. At 6:00am I purchased a gift for my step-mother at Office Depot. My $50 rebate made these two computer cameras very affordable. My step-mother can use the cameras for frequent Skype conversations with her grandsons. It felt good to find bargains in the four stores I shopped during those early morning hours. All of the gifts I bought are now wrapped and boxed to mail to my extended family across the country.

iPhone, BlackBerry Curve, Razor, LG 1. The list of cell phones available today seems unending and often times confusing! And now these devices are showing up on our children's Christmas list! And did you include an adaptor, extra media cards, headphones, and car charger? Read More

In our first article, "Points for Praise", I suggested that we should use praise to introduce our children to the concept of worship. My definition of praise was "our response to the character of God in terms of physical or verbal expression." In the previous article, we discussed the character of God and keeping God the focus of our praise. In this article, I would like to address the idea of our responses through "physical or verbal communication". Read More