Monthly Archives: December 2013

Mistakes can haunt and indict. Or, they can clap and cheer. For the most part—maybe even for the “all part” it’s a choice…how to deal with the mistakes. Today is the day of wrap for 2013. Sitting at my desk … Continue reading →

Diane shared the video linked below. In it there are murmurs. It’s more than the murmurs in a shopping mall. It’s in its own way the murmurs always around us….the murmurs of life itself, the joys and the forlorning moments. … Continue reading →

I remembered the moment…even remember it was a Sunday afternoon, November of 1979. We were driving from Colorado Springs back to our Lakewood home. I had just been elected by the congregation of Broadmoor Church to be their new Senior … Continue reading →

There is no relationship, especially the covenanted ones [a covenant is an agreement between at least two people that they will give their fullest for the nurture and growth and goodness of the relationship], that doesn’t have bumps on the … Continue reading →

Forks, Washington. Olympic Peninsula. Five rivers within a cast [Well, within 20 miles, which metaphorically is a cast!]. Rivers teeming with salmon and steelhead. Sure, it rains annually more than 120 inches. But I would wager the people know what … Continue reading →

My 8th grade teacher, Miss Agnes Carter, had a mantra.  She didn’t pound it into us, rather she simply stated it.  But.  She did raise a finger for emphasis.  And each day when she finished, she would look at someone … Continue reading →

My mind…and hopefully linked irretrievably with my heart and soul…has focused upon preaching these days.  Yes, time was taken to put up Christmas lights and our wonderful Creche with the sign, “Silent Night” gracing it.  What I love the most … Continue reading →

I never…not for a minute…or a pulse…or a thought…realized how much I gain/benefit from my family and friends.  Time and again they send me far more than this or that.  They send me ideas, visions, ways in which EVERYONE can … Continue reading →

The article in Huffington Post got my attention.  The attention was to special caring from a man who has more airline miles than he can use…or at least chooses to use.  I share the article that is two-fold in purpose: … Continue reading →

Two valued friends, Gary Wiren and Bob Dickman, responded to Jennifer Miller’s [our daughter-in-law] reflections about her current deployment in Afghanistan.  Wiren was referred to in a previous blog—he’s the Master Golf Teacher for the PGA who offered me golf … Continue reading →