Tag Archives: family
Ecumenism
Roger Bonjour, Richard Goetz, Tom Gilkey, John Groh, Bill Keller, Jeff Lindgren, Howard Ludlow, John McNeil, Joe Musser, Ed Niday, Jim Orcutt, Alan Rowe, Dave Smith, Lynn Snyder, Dale Weinreich. I’ll get back to those names in a minute. I … Continue reading
Meloncholy
I listened to a lot of music while “snoozing” over the past few weeks. I don’t know if being under the weather had anything to do with it, but the music put me in a melancholic mood. Country … imitates … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Opportunity
I decided to try something new this year, write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/01/five-minute-friday-opportunity-2/) who thought about writing and how often our perfectionism gets in the way of our … Continue reading
I’m Back … Sort Of
I’m back … well, sort of. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been feeling under the weather. It hasn’t been down on my back sick, but sick enough to muddle my brain {as if anyone could tell}. Technically, I’ve … Continue reading
Book of Life
In the wake of the Mayan miscalculation, I was attracted to a sign in front of a Mennonite homestead yesterday. It read, “What’s written in your book of life?” Where I live, we have a number of Mennonite and Amish … Continue reading
Traditions
Traditions are a wonderful thing. They are a glue that binds families together. Doing the same thing every year has a certain appeal of continuity. A fellow blogger, writing at Field Notes from Fatherhood — http://fieldnotesfromfatherhood.com/2012/12/15/of-the-ties-that-bind-families-one-is-second-only-to-love-tradition/ — summed it well. … Continue reading
Wheeze, Rattle
Well, I’m back from the doctor’s and I told you I wasn’t really sick. Okay, maybe just a little. They went though the vitals. Weight, well, we won’t go there, but in my defense, I had my shoes on and … Continue reading
The Light 