Author Archives: Ben Wilder

Today’s my birthday and with every year that goes by, I’m more grateful for what has been, what’s in the present, and what’s still yet to come. I love that my birthday comes at end of the year because it’s easy to reflect on the past year in regards to the calendar and the lastContinue reading “Happy birthday to… ME!”

I thought today would be the best day of the year to call on my dad for a guest post. He and my mom have been followers of Jesus for many years, so on the day we celebrate Jesus’s birthday, here is a quick read courtesy of my dad… As I reflect back on thisContinue reading “Merry Christmas – a guest post from my Dad”

Oh, I wish I didn’t have Covid on Christmas. I guess I’ve been bad and that’s why Santa did this. He could have put coal in my stocking, or brought bacon scented body spray. But instead he brought the ‘Rona in his big red sleigh. Presents under the tree, I hear laughing in an uproar,Continue reading “Covid on Christmas – A Pandemic Poem”

For the second year in a row, I’m not in a fantasy league because of a decision I made last year. I thought Covid would keep the full season from happening so I didn’t join a league. I just knew that my luck would go like this: I have a dominant fantasy team destined forContinue reading “NFL Football – surprisingly entertaining this year”

For the past few days I’ve been trying to convey to one of my nieces what it is I like about her personality. Unfortunately, I seem to be using adjectives that pretty much require me to add “…but in a good way,” afterwards. She has caught on to it, noting that if I have toContinue reading “…but in a good way”