Author Archives: Ben Wilder

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”