Reduced to Forgetting

by Gary
I’ve had a long week and haven’t blogged yet. The week was wonderful and frustrating. I had great times with friends and family in 4 different states. My laptop crashed and was down for 4 days. I’m behind on all my work so I thought I’d read some poetry and contemplate God. It seemed [...]

I Used Half My Brown Crayon!

“Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the last generation.”   –Abraham Lincoln
by Gary
This past [...]

Into Great Silence

by Gary
I want to recommend a film to you. I watched this documentary tonight. It was fascinating and profound.
Into Great Silence
It’s really worth watching if you can take the over 2 hours of almost complete silence. It really was a meditative experience to watch it.
It’s a look into the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of [...]

I Know an Old Lady

“We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.”    -Winston Churchill
by Gary
I know an old lady who sings in church. She sings at the appropriate times with everyone else. She sings at inappropriate times when everyone else is silent.
I know [...]

Princess Crown, Not Included

by Gary
We’ve been celebrating Collin’s birthday for an entire week now. No kidding. His actual birthday was Monday: breakfast in bed, special snacks at school (prepared and delivered by Michelle and Elsa), a special dinner with four foods of his choice (frozen pizza, hot dogs, hummus with feta cheese and tomatoes), and then dessert out [...]

Collin is 6 today!

Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. –Psalm 127: 3
by Gary
One of the things that I’m going to work on this year is doing some true blogging. When I post to this blog, I always feel like I need to write a perfect story with well thought and detailed points, [...]