Author Archives: dideker

Not all of us are privileged to have children. We don’t know why God choses some of us and leaves others wanting the experience. When I was coming up there was an accepted order of growing up. You graduated high school then either went on to college, you joined the military or you went intoContinue reading ““Children are a heritage from the Lord” Psalm 127:3″

There are not enough words, paper or time to describe what a great father my Dad was to me and my sister. I am quite sure he never read a book about being a father. He certainly didn’t take any classes to learn how to be a father. When he became a father there weren’tContinue reading “It’s Father’s Day!”

It has been a while since my last post. I told you when I started this blog that I was going to write when God prompted me to write and yesterday He did that very thing. Some of my friends tell me they hear from God daily, sometimes several times a day. Some of themContinue reading “Does Her Voice Smile?”

I don’t know about you but I am so tired of hearing phrases like, “in these extraordinary times” or “given current circumstances” or “when we get back to normal.” Man, talking about throwing you on a drag. We need to have some FUN! I try to take long walks every couple of days and IContinue reading “Boys Just Want to Have Fun”

Beatle John Lennon sang, “And so this is Christmas and what have we done? Another year over and a new one just begun.” I have been searching my photo files for a good Christmas photo to use for this installment of defreshtalk but I have so many I finally gave up and decided to continueContinue reading “Christmas Memories and Traditions”

At some point in our youth we have all heard that command. We might have got a tongue lashing with it because we had disrespected an elder through “back talk” but most likely because we had the nerve or at the time, what we believed was the moxie, to utter some profanity or to swear.Continue reading ““Young Man, Watch Your Mouth!””

As I have said many times, this blog is supposed to be about “God, Love, Life and Lessons.” Today’s post is really about all 4 of those things. July 29th came again this year – it is a date I would prefer to forget. My father went to be with the Lord on July 29,Continue reading “Will You Have a Tag Line?”

Last week, Terrie and I decided to take a driving trip. It was really at her encouragement and she planned most of the trip. It had been many years since I had been to the southwest part of Colorado. Terrie had been there a couple of years ago with her hiking group (The Kept Women’sContinue reading “Don’t Miss It”

Most of you know my love for fast cars. I am not a “gear-head.” I know very little about how cars work. I can add windshield wiper fluid and maybe top off the oil but that is about the extent of my usefulness around a mechanics’ garage. All I really want to know about aContinue reading “Feel the Accelerator”