Camping with an almost professional

I have only one memory of camping when I was a kid.  I was in junior high.  My dad borrowed someone’s RV for a week.  We parked it at the campground the first night.  It rained.  The roof leaked.  We checked in at the Holiday Inn the next night.  That is my history of camping [...]

Life in Dotville

We tend to see life as linear – one event following the next.  And we illustrate it with a timeline.  To the far left we make a dot to represent the day we are born, on the far right we place a dot that represents the day we’re going to die.  We’re not sure exactly where that dot [...]

The rest of the story

This story is a little long, but it is so good it has to be shared.  Some may be familiar with it already, but now there is more to the story. Last summer, a friend of mine started on an adventure that would last for about six months.  Marianne took her government stimulus check and [...]

Red Sea Rules

Ever wish that God would deal with you in some nice, safe, non-threatening way?  Yeah, right.  That doesn’t seem to happen very often, does it?  Why is it that He prefers scaring me to death?  I often feel like an Israelite who has been marched up to the edge of the Red Sea – while [...]

A love story

Seventeen years ago today I married Kelly.  She is my best friend and the love of my life.  We’ve been blessed with a great marriage.  I couldn’t imagine my life without her. Happy Anniversary!  I love you, Kelly.

The art of aftership

A neologism ( from Greek neo ‘new’ + logos ‘word’) is a newly coined word that may be in the process of entering common use, but has not yet been accepted into mainstream language. The term neologism was coined in 1803,and thus, is arguably a neologism itself. [1] The following is a list of neologisms [...]

And who is this girl?

Could it be that #12 out there on the field used to be that little four year old soccer player who just stood in the middle of the field, hands clasped in front of her, with a terrified look on her face?  I remember on game days going onto the field, holding Lindsay’s hand, and [...]

Things I am learning

I am a big believer in continuing education.  I believe we should be constantly learning new things all the time.  Here are some of the things I have been learning recently, in no particular order. Having lots of power tools is a good thing, but if you can’t afford having lots of power tools, having [...]

God at work…expect delays

It’s summer time.  That means lemonade and swimming pools and fireflies and…road construction.  I like nice smooth roads, but I really don’t like what it takes to get them fixed.  I know that the road work is necessary, I just don’t like the by product – waiting.  The interesting thing to me is that when [...]

Coaching Tips

Took Lindsay to her last soccer practice of the year tonight.  It’s been a tough year for her.  She is the only 6th grader on her team – at least four of the other girls are freshmen in high school.  She only knew two of the girls just a little bit.  And I wasn’t her [...]