Coming and Going: A New Year Approaches
posted about 1 month ago | 2 comments
Someone once said you can't stop the river from flowing. Even in the winter when it freezes over, it still flows under the ice. Such is life. It comes and goes in all seasons and stops for no man or beast.
In July of this year I received the gift...
In July of this year I received the gift...
Getting Married Again
posted 2 months ago, updated 5 minutes later | 11 comments
I got married once in 1969, had three children, struggled through 13 years and then got divorced. (Won't go into the details.) After a few half hearted relationships I decided life alone with the kids was enough, so I did that for about 15 years m...
The Mysterious Love of God
posted 8 months ago | 1 comment
This prayer was posted on our agency FB site by me after the tordados devestated Joplin, MO.
The Faith In Action Network of Rochester offers our deepest sympathy and concern for the people of Joplin, MO and others in that area who have been desv...
The Faith In Action Network of Rochester offers our deepest sympathy and concern for the people of Joplin, MO and others in that area who have been desv...
Saying Goodbye to Shadow Cat
posted 9 months ago, updated 8 minutes later | 4 comments
May first, we put Shadow cat to sleep.
It’s been several weeks now that I’ve noticed Shadow has been looking gaunt. I noticed his coat is looking scruffy, and he seems to be losing weight. When he finally stopped eating, Peg took him to the vet. ...
It’s been several weeks now that I’ve noticed Shadow has been looking gaunt. I noticed his coat is looking scruffy, and he seems to be losing weight. When he finally stopped eating, Peg took him to the vet. ...
Getting Through the Winter
posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
So I'm sitting here typing away and out the window from this room I see bare branches and a lot of white. The window is steamed up on the bottom and in areas there is frost feathered about the corners of the glass. I put my hand up against the har...
Wise Men Cometh
posted about 1 year ago, updated 5 minutes later | 3 comments
I just read a great article by Brent Landau called, "Who Were the Three Wise Men of Christmas?"
He says that many early Christians tried to explain who these men were, but the best answer came from something called "The Revelation of the Magi. It...
He says that many early Christians tried to explain who these men were, but the best answer came from something called "The Revelation of the Magi. It...
Mary Had A Little Dog
posted about 1 year ago, updated 4 minutes later | 3 comments
I've got my manager set up on the mantle. If you've read my blogs you know it's the first thing I do at the start of Advent. I've got Mary and Joseph in various stages of the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and then even on to Egypt after the ...
Turn, Turn, Turn
posted about 1 year ago, updated 5 minutes later | 2 comments
To every thing... turn, turn, turn...
There is a season... turn, turn, turn...
And a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
a time to laugh, a time to we...
There is a season... turn, turn, turn...
And a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
a time to laugh, a time to we...
The same place summer has gone...
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
I remember June peeking in like a sweet child, laughing and playing in the new green grass;
I remember July, grown as high and willowly as the redbuds, full of blue skys and dandelion fluff;
I remember August, bold and hot and exhausting with all ...
I remember July, grown as high and willowly as the redbuds, full of blue skys and dandelion fluff;
I remember August, bold and hot and exhausting with all ...
Looking at June
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 minutes later | 2 comments
It’s like I’ve been waiting my whole life for this month! June… when the fledglings take flight and dangle on the phone wire above my upstairs balcony calling for me to fill the feeders. June… when the leaves on the Red Bud are full and round wavi...
