Papa Pat Tiny Devotionals

 A great good morning, to my friends and neighbors out there in Internet Land! And to any family members who have stumbled upon this post, I had a banana and peanut butter sandwich for breakfast. And, although I have already made at least three mistakes today, none of them have been serious, and the banana and peanut butter sandwich was a good choice. (Ralph made me my first peanut butter and banana sandwich when I was in kindergarten, circa 1958; thus, long before bobble head dolls.) Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die: 8  Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, 9  That I not be full and deny  You  and say, “Who is the  Lord ?” Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God. Proverbs 30:7-9, NASB Not going to try to make a comment on the keeping away of deception and lies, because there isn't any insight I have other than "YES!". BUT: the wisdom found in ge

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors out there in Internet Land, and to any family members who have stumbled onto this Tiny Devotional, I hope you had a good breakfast and wonderful coffee. I did! "If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers become wicked." Proverbs 29:12, NASB  No doubt some will immediately see references to political systems and processes, and I do NOT doubt that they will find evidence there. However, I am as apolitical as it is possible to be, so I'm NOT going there. I'm speaking of rulers who DIRECTLY impact folks, every single day. I speak of  the rulers of employment; the rulers of educational institutions; the rulers of every kind of organization, from The Little Rascals to labor unions; Non-Governmental Organizations; churches. And to bring it home, that includes rulers of families. For those not familiar, the club failed. They all fell in love with Darla. It all comes down from the top. Sometimes, you can te

 A great good morning to my friends and neighbors out there in Internet Land! And, to those family members who have stumbled upon this post, my gift-from-God, happily-ever-after trophy wife Vanessa, the elegant, foxy, praying black grandmother of Woodstock, GA, and I have been talking seriously about what form a family reunion would take for us; stay tuned. What IS this? (the introduction and explanation) (ALSO what makes THIS post not tiny!) First, for those ever patient authors who have waited a year or more for me to review, this is NOT, I repeat NOT, a replacement for my book reviews. It is an added-value writing; a feature, and not a Volkswagen. The book reviews will continue, and barring unforeseen circumstances, I will post one today. Second, Vanessa and I have asked for some additional training and discipleship opportunities at church. I could go into pages, attempting to answer the 'why' and 'why now' questions, but consider this: we have a combined 80 (that&#