(12/07/09)Psalm 103 for Kids It's a miracle! I am still alive! I am actually adding something new!!! It was kind of fun.... I ought to do it more often! (I am thinking I ought to scrap this page - it's embarrassing to see how long ago it's been since I added stuff!) (I also bought a whole CASE of exclamation points at a garage sale this past summer!!!) Oh.... if you want to yell at me for taking so long between additions - please do! I good, swift, kick in the pants is just the thing I need! Email me at paul@essex1.com ...!!!!!

(09/19/07)The Armor of God! Oh my. It can't really have been a WHOLE YEAR since I last updated all of this???!!! Fitting then, that the newest story is the Armor of God. Apparently, Satan has been extremely successful at keeping me away from this. I have been fighting him unarmed!

(09/21/06)God Our Help A Psalm of comfort.

(06/07/06)Down To Egypt Finally! The Isrealites make it to Egypt! Now things will get REALLY interesting... maybe..... someday... if I can get my rear in gear and get the story told!

(05/23/06)Grilled Da Vinci Everyone else is taking a shot at "The Da Vinci Code," I guess I might as well too. I really did enjoy the book....but the premise is preposterous. But it IS good food for thought. So is grilled chicken..... good food, that is.

(04/25/06)Spring Time! I haven't had a lot of time, but I have gotten out to the park a few times. I just had to share some of the photos I got. They are just too beautiful, and God's work is just too amazing not to!

(04/15/06)Life got ya down? Like I had time to do this! But it IS the Easter season... and, man, I have been feeling totally UNspiritual. Overwhelmed by life yet again!

(04/04/06)Worry? & This Is The Day! ...just a couple of little things you might like. Maybe.

(04/02/06)Walking On Water  Finally, a new Bible story! I really need to do this more often. Every time I do a new story I can just feel my faith being renewed.

(03/25/06)God Is So Good!  Sometimes I am so overwhelmed with an awareness of God's goodness I just can't help myself...

(03/01/06)It's Lent Already?  I can hardly believe it is! But here it is...

(02/21/06)Cat Tales  A totally pointless, but otherwise mildly amusing little story.  Some nice photos though.  Maybe.  I hope so, anyway.  I really am going to try to get stuff up here more regulalrly!!!  (You can yell at me if I don't!)

(11/30/05)Happy (several days after) Thanksgiving! I wish I could get more done.... but here is a little something anyway... A Lesson In Trust

(10/26/05)Every once in a while I have one of those "DUH!" moments, when I finally see what is so perfectly obvious... "Spectacular!"

(7/21/05)You'd'a thunk I stopped doing Bible stories! But I haven't. Finally, here's a new one!!! "Zacchaeus Up a Tree"

(5/05/05)I've been busy! For a quick update, go to "Springtime in Illinois." Otherwise, check out the cosmetic surgery I did to "Finding Joy" ...and the latest addition to "Daybreak" - "Missed It!" Oh, and have a great day!

(3/0/05)Just a couple of trifles to pass the time away... Frog Day Afternoon, and Cheap wine and Girl Scout cookies

(11/10/04)One of the problems of being a person who has survived cancer is that if you haven't been heard from in a while, people assume you are dead... which, inevitably will be true one day! But just to assure you that is not the case... yet... Shades of November.

(9/22/04)Sweet Days of Grace. So, Paul, where've ya been???!!!! Not really an answer here (that would take way too long). But just to let you know that I am still around!

(4/10/04)A Journey Through Lent.It wasn't much of a journey - for me anyway - but the conclusion sure is spectacular!.

(3/16/04)A Journey Through Lent.Lent still is a mystery to me. Or at least, I have the feeling there must be more to it than what I am making of it, which is basically nothing at this point. I want to change that.

(3/10/04)The Passion of The Christ.Okay, I still haven't figured out what the new section I created, Daybreak, is supposed to be. But I DID add this new page today, a response to Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ."

(1/30/04)DaybreakIt's a miracle! Something new!!!! I can't believe it has been as long as it has. My apologies. This is an effort to make sure that doesn't happen again. I am adding a whole new section - Daybreak. The idea is to have something new every day.... well, CLOSE to every day, a simple reminder, to myself mostly, to turn to God each day, and fix each day in His presence. I really haven't thought it all out, and I am not exactly sure where this will go. I guess we'll see!

(10/20/03)Rejoice in the Harvest!I came across this scene out driving over the weekend. I just had to stop and take a few pictures. Poor Marcela had to just sit in the van while DAD wandered out in some hayfield! It is harvest time here in Illinois, and it is so wonderful to realize how God takes care of us... Oh (now a week or so later!), I just added another scene (10/30/03) - Part 2... In Whom His World Rejoices. I just love the fall!

(10/10/03)The Secret to Happiness!Taken from Psalm 15. And here is a new deal - I have it in print!!! I am hoping to be able to offer more and more printed versions of things as time goes along (I finally got a printer that works with my computer!).

(10/04/03)Joseph and the Silver CupThe story of Joseph - almost to the end! (And now I have to run to a soccer game!)

(09/27/03)Joseph and the Hidden Sacks of SilverBack to the story of Joseph - Joseph is playing games with his older brothers!

(09/21/03)My Whole Website on CD! BIG NEWS!!!! I have put my whole website on a CD! If you have a painfully slow internet connection and are frustrated with all the large graphic files I seem to enjoy using, or if you would just like to have instant access to everything on my website.... or if you'd like a really expensive coaster - this is for you! Okay, I admit it. This is really just a ploy to feed my family. But for a donation of a mere $30, I'd be happy to send you a deluxe copy of my CD. Just click on the link above, which, ironically itself is made up of a bunch of large graphic files. Or you can skip that whole pitch and jump right to the order form here... order form.

(09/20/03)The Great FamineWhew! Here is the latest installment of the story of Joseph's adventure, the great famine in Egypt. I am getting a little worried. God always seems to work something out in my life so I have some bit of insight into what is going on in each story. This month we ran out of paycheck way before we ran out of month. We are not starving here by any means - but the pickin's are getting a little slim. But I hate to think what's going to happen when I get to the part when the Israelites are wandering in the desert!

(09/12/03)The Trouble with LiesOkay, this isn't the greatest story telling - to go back ten years right in the middle of the story. Sorry about that!

(09/05/03)Joseph Rules!Hey! I nearly got this put together when I said I would!

(08/26/03)Pharaoh's Phat CowsWhat's new? LOTS!!! But for starters, I have finally gotten back to the story of Joseph. At this rate, it will take as long to tell the story as it actually took to GET to the Promised land!

(05/20/03)Sing to the LORD!I wasn't even going to list this as a new edition (mostly because I am not feeling well, and didn't want to bother!), but it really is a nice little page...

(05/09/03)Joseph, the Butler, & the BakerHey, Cheryl, imagine that - another installment in the story of Joseph!

(04/30/03)Thinking BIGHey, it COULD happen!

(04/19/03)Jesus Christ is Risen Today!After many requests (okay, two), I finally finished the story I had left hanging for two years. And what a finish it is!

(04/11/03)Trust in the Lord! Psalm 31Yes, I am still here! Sometimes I wonder how... maybe this is the answer.

(02/23/03)Ups & Downs, Joseph in the House of PotipharYikes! Has it been over a YEAR since I left Joseph in the desert? Man, you sure are patient!!! (And so is he!). Well, it was a year of computer crashes, health crashes, and assorted other frustrations. That, and my general inability to get my act together!

(01/21/03)Fruit CaseOde to a fruit pie. Or, a little bit of sound and fury, signifying nothing!

(01/21/03)Who Is This Guy Anyway?In case you have been wondering just WHO is putting all this stuff together, I decided to whip up a short little autobiography. Of course, if you have waded through a lot of the pages here, you probably already have some crazy picture of me. This will confirm it!