We love walking JoAnne and I love walking at Green Lakes. It’s good exercise, it’s calming to the spirit, and there is just something about nature that invigorates. I think God made…
Category: Joy Notes
Posts that intend to inspire
Thank you so much for pastor appreciation month
It’s been a great month This has been a great pastor appreciation month. My associate, Pastor Eric and I say thank you to all of you—so many kind words, gifts, food donations…
FRC Simulcast marks a new first
Hurrah for a landmark event. Last Sunday evening our church hosted its first simulcast, the Family Research Council (FRC) I Pledge event. We met in the sanctuary and viewed nationally known speakers…
Our Romania Connection
Our next team arrives this week This week our latest layperson team arrives in Romania. They will be joining our Associate Pastor, Eric Paashaus, his wife Magda and their three children…
Horses at the NY State Fair
Watching the horses I don’t remember JoAnne and I ever stopping to watch the big hitches in the coliseum before. Yesterday was the day. We watched four different classes during the afternoon…
State fair fun at the butterfly house
Since our dating days, JoAnne and I have loved going to the fair. In fact, I took her to the Bath fair on one of our first dates and later to the…
Time for a Grandpa post
I finally had a little time to empty the cameras and go through the pictures with my laptop. So I could not resist making a gallery of Sammy pictures to share. JoAnne…
Boy Scout troop enjoys Men’s Retreat too
Rhett LaForte served as organizer again this year for KCWC’s annual men’s retreat to Forked Lake in the Adirondacks. Rhett, his son Ryan, CJ Swain and Pastor Kelvin caravanned up through Barneveld…
Celebration for Mom’s 90th
Last Christmastime, my sister MarySue set this past Saturday, July 7, as the date we as an extended family would get together to celebrate Mom’s 90th birthday. Even though Mom’s actual birthday…
Red Wing Baseball and Houghton
Tonight I had the privilege of attending Houghton night at Frontier field in Rochester. It was hosted by Red Wing’s Board Chairman Gary Larder who is also a member of the Houghton…