June 9, 2018
Blippi, Barbie Dolls, Live Baby, Doc. McStuffins, Peppa Pig, Lego Movies ….the list is impressive. Those are the things that my precious grand-children watch during their “TV time”. Barbie Dolls are, in Grampy’s opinion, a particularly mindless activity that consists… Continue Reading…
June 8, 2018
Sometimes people ask me what I do in my ministry. This blog post by Carey Nieuwhof gives a peek at one aspect of the ministry of Midwest Church Extension as we deal with church health issues. It’s not an easy… Continue Reading…
May 29, 2018
I like the big speakers attached to my entertainment system. They are about 10 feet away from my crafting area where I engage in the activity of sewing and when I sew I like music. So I go to Pandora… Continue Reading…
May 23, 2018
There is so much spinning around in a tornado like whirl in my head right now, I’m surprised it doesn’t just spill out of my eyes … or nose. Come to think of it, I’m glad it is not spilling… Continue Reading…
May 19, 2018
My girlfriend handed me my YOLI Passion drink, accompanied by a smile, and announced that she was going down to watch something called a “Royal Wedding” #yawn (Charissa did I do that right?), or at least snippets of it on… Continue Reading…
May 18, 2018
While I have not been long on the road with Yoli, I am confident after just eight weeks that this journey is different from anything that I have ever done/tried before. At first, I dismissed the whole idea as a… Continue Reading…
May 17, 2018
This is embarrassing. Jumped out of bed this morning at 5:45 (well, I didn’t really “jump”) after snuggling with Noelle. She was pressed against my head while she spent some time grooming herself while purring the whole time. I could… Continue Reading…
April 20, 2018
Something weird happened today. The sun was shining, the mercury was between 55 and 60 degrees, there was no wind, no snow or precipitation in view and it was conducive to accomplishing something in the yard. I went out behind… Continue Reading…
April 20, 2018
Linda and I were reading in our devotional time yesterday in 2 Samuel 14. I was intrigued by verses 25-26 in that chapter. Now in all Israel there was no one who was praised as much as Absalom for his… Continue Reading…
April 18, 2018
There is something dis-heartening about deciding to add to my blog and discovering that it has been a year to the day since I last posted! Blogging for me (with the existence of Facebook) is obviously not high on my… Continue Reading…