Where Does The Time Go?

School is starting this week and I’m at a loss as to where the summer months disappeared.  I had every intention of eliminating the moles in the yard this year but alas they got the best of me once again.  The Creeping Charley yard ivy is threatening to completely take over the lawn. I didn’t even plant flowers because I thought there was more time!  My eldest daughter flew to the Dominican Republic for a mission trip and now is in... [Read More...]

In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

My daughter and some of her friends recently came home from a 10 day mission trip to a South American country.  She walked in the door wishing she was back with her friends and co-workers.  It was a life changing event for her and one she’ll treasure for years to come. But, on her return I heard more about how we, as Americans, are spoiled and coddled than I did before she left.  It was an education for me to hear how she felt about spoiled... [Read More...]

Random Thoughts: False Assumptions

My oldest daughter was on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic for 10 days.  While she was gone the church had organized a phone chain – a list of people who call each other with news. So on the fourth day of the trip the leader called the church to say that everything was going well, and a few other details. An interesting thing happened on my two calls (when I was called and when I called the next person).  During both calls the parents... [Read More...]