GOLDEN
I should have known when my wedding proposal did not go anything close to what I had planned. A year later I had my second chance to learn when our plan for call day fizzled. It may be that we did learn – finally – five years into our marriage as we…
Fifteen Minutes
For the flowers in our yard this summer we opted to try synthetic ones instead of the live varieties. Our primary reasoning was around the fact that we anticipated being away from our condo more than usual this summer which would bring more…
Reflections II
We returned home Monday from two-plus weeks of vacationing with about the best weather ever. We were on the dock and in the water every day except one. About the only story worth telling comes from one of my morning walks. I was about…
Reflections
I am currently reading “Your Detroit Tigers – the Great, the Good, the Top 400” by Tom Gage with Alex Avila (thanks, Keith). While I expect all of you know we are celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary, I am not sure how many know that the Detroit…
Sudden Turns
I was out making a run to Jersey Mike’s when we were surprised by a sudden, and very brief, storm. Monica saw our grill cover getting blown away and made a successful dash to rescue it. However, upon returning up the deck steps she slipped and jammed…
Almost like the Good Old Days
Three sermons in five days! Add to it a struggling Tiger team and the Red Wings going back to the drawing board. And then there is the weather … I’ll leave it at that. Add one more sermon at the end of the week and I will be 100% ready for vacation ……
Forgetful
It was just before 4:00 a.m. when I awoke and the first thing I thought was, “Oh, no! This is Thursday and I did not write a Thursday’s Thirst for today!” It was sort of ironic because for the first couple years I had gotten up at 4:00 a.m. every…
Psalm 119
You probably are aware that Psalm 119 (all 176 verses of it) is the longest chapter in the Bible. It is unique in a couple other ways as well. First of all, it is divided into 22 eight-verse sections and the first word in each section begins with the…
Creative Adjustments
As we “dialed up” Waze to navigate our way up north last Thursday evening we immediately noticed that a creative adjustment had been made to our usual route. I am sure it had to do with the influx of Memorial Day travelers on I-75 and the lane…
Breathing Easy
After being out of town at conferences Tuesday through Thursday I just had Friday to prepare for a very busy weekend. However, Friday also included meeting with a family and a Mel Ott ballgame. Saturday morning I led a three-hour workshop and then…