Grammy was not happy when she sat down next to me at church. "I lost my hearing aid," she said. I knew what this meant. Even with the hearing aid, she barely could hear the pastor. Today, she would hear nothing and, yet, she came because it was that important for her to be with… Continue reading Struck by the wonder of a faithful God
Category: Life in PA
My $140 (and counting) zucchini bread
There’s a lot of zucchini floating around these parts. By a lot, I mean literally tons. If you could see the cooler at work, you’d understand. Part of my job is to try to encourage people to take these vegetables to use immediately or preserve them for use during the winter. Last weekend, I decided… Continue reading My $140 (and counting) zucchini bread
I should have turned off the TV. And unplugged th…
I should have turned off the TV. And unplugged the Internet. Maybe that would have turned off the image in my mind. I see them. Girls and boys. Small one-room school. Brilliant blue sky. Leaves just starting to fall from the trees. Single swing set for a playground. That smell ... that undescribably enticing fragrance… Continue reading I should have turned off the TV. And unplugged th…
The book sale
If you have a list of books that have been recommended to you ... If you have a stack by your bed of books you are waiting to read ... If you have no more room on your shelves ... You still want to go to this sale. It's a tradition of sorts here in… Continue reading The book sale
Blue sky coming …
Tonight our group of 15 that journeyed to Pasacagoula, Mississippi this past July did a program about our trip, the repairs we did for the homeowners and thoughts about mission trips in general. Like the trip itself, the program was intergenerational. I did the introduction and my co-conspirator (as I call the co-leader of the… Continue reading Blue sky coming …
The Sounds of Heaven
I just came home from a special night at our church. The womens' ministries group gathered singers and instrumentalists for what they titled "A Celebration of Music," which also included some congregational singing. The program included the ancient and the modern ... an organ/piano duets of Praise to the Lord, the Almighty followed a few… Continue reading The Sounds of Heaven
Unbelievable …
I've been putting off writing about where I have been the past few weeks. It's not that I don't want to tell about it, it's just that there's so much to tell. The week before the trip (the week of July 4) was a whirlwind of laundry, work, packing and errands. It was almost a… Continue reading Unbelievable …
What a start!
It's been awhile, but for good reason. The week before last I was crazy busy trying to get things wrapped up at work and to get packed up to head out to the first of my intensive classes for seminary. Then last week was an incredible first week of classes. It seems a shame to… Continue reading What a start!
In answer to your question …*
A few years ago, a youth leader asked his group, "What drives you to prayer?" I had to think about it a little bit. First I had to come clean with the fact that my prayer life is less Sunday morning formal and more oh-by-the-way casual. Certainly, there's a place for formal and, if I… Continue reading In answer to your question …*
It’s all about to change …
I'm sitting at the table in the kitchen, looking past the little pile of dishes that I really ought to clean. The view out the window is a little limited from this far back in the kitchen. There's the rogue tree that grew up beside our shed from one of those little helicopter-like seed pods… Continue reading It’s all about to change …
