When I was 14 years old and in 8th grade I wanted to be on the Track and Field team.  Actually, it would be more accurate to say that I wanted people to think I was a good athlete.  The truth is that I really wasn’t that crazy about it!  I decided that I wanted

If you are a regular reader of this blog you will know that much of what I have written about has to do with vision or eyes.  I guess I think that what I am supposed to be doing with this blog is getting us to thinking about the way things seem to us and

Camille and I thoroughly enjoyed the cruises we have been able to experience.  There are several aspects of cruising that we particularly appreciate.  First, we like the idea of being out of reach from so much social media and the distractions that often come from technology.  We both love the idea of getting dressed up

Lately, my mind has been fixated on time.  Often my mind will start to wander off in the direction that invariably poses a “When” question.  Like you, I am feeling the pressure and confusion related to Covid 19.  When will the virus subside?  When will people feel safe to resume activities?  When will I stop

I can still remember how excited I was to get my first pair of glasses.  I guess no one told me or perhaps I wasn’t listening to anybody who told me wearing glasses would be anything other than “neat”!  Once I got them, I noticed 2 things:  first, I noticed how really poorly I had

Let’s play a game!  What do the following have in common? Drinking, smoking, watching TV, dancing, mixed swimming, movie theaters, tattoos, rock & roll Did you figure it out?  For me, these are all subject or activities that I have heard sermons condemning as things Christians shouldn’t do!  Yes, I know!  I had to reach

I was thinking the other day about conflict and my mom.  My mom was a common-sense kind of lady who wasn’t afraid to tell you what she believed the truth to be.  Occasionally my generally sweet mom would be pushed to her limit by 2 ornery sons.  When conflict broke out between my brother and

The phone rang about noon.  The voice on the other end of the line was frantic.  The best I could tell from what little sense this person was making is that there had been an accident…on a farm…involving an 11 year old boy…and please hurry.  I immediately jumped in my car and traveled the distance

2020 has been a year for the record books!  The impact of covid 19 has been felt around the world and touched every home in one way or another.  One of the new terms that now flows from our mouths is “social distancing”.  This, of course, has to do with the suggestion and/or mandate from

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post that talked about the yard at the parsonage and how it was an ongoing, challenging project.  Perhaps you might enjoy hearing that progress continues to be made in our project.  New grass has sprouted and even grown tall enough and dense enough to need to be