When I see the moon floating in the sky above me, I find my emotions filled with delight and gratitude. For me, the moon is an ever-present sign of God’s goodness and faithfulness to us. Astrophysicist Hugh Ross, summarizing his chapter on the moon in his book, Designed to the Core, writes: “Earth’s Moon is unlike […]
Sins seem to be more manageable in the dark. We prefer to keep them, and the shame they produce, tucked out of sight. Out of sight, out of mind. But keeping our sins concealed enslaves us. Secrecy empowers sins and shame. It allows them to fester and enforce patterns of darkness in our lives. Exposing […]
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Journeying Home 
My husband listened to that the other day, interrupted by my amused commenting that “I’m pretty sure Yoder Candle *has* that scent” now and then.
They do have a whole bunch of “men’s scents” along with the typical floral and food and such – Harness Shop (or as us citified people call it, “Wilson Leather”), Campfire Smoke (which smells really neat, but I’m reasonably sure I’d be running around thinking the house was on fire), and I forget what all (I’m not finding their whole list online anymore).
I was really tempted to give away a two-pack for Christmas one year: “Fudge Brownie” and “Loco Weed.”
What’s so funny is that I used to have a CPA group that met for breakfast at Covina Bowl–where my mother bowled 35 years ago. It smelled exactly the same as back then!
as a man myself i wish there were more manly scents availible i like my house to smell nice but i don’t want my bachelor pad to smell like daisys something a little more manly would be nice!!!!