Must be we made ourselves useful and didn’t cause too much trouble in 2014 because our daughter Keely and her husband Mark invited us to go with them on their annual…
Tag: blessings
Christmas Trains for 2014
How it started One of my hobbies is model trains, specifically, O-gauge trains running around my Christmas tree. Yes we had a Lionel train which we three Jones brothers shared when I…
A New Granddaughter!
[nggallery id = 66] Someone is way overdue for a Grandpa post. I am so much enjoying being a grandparent. And on November 17, 2014, our second grandchild was born, a little girl,…
Thinking of others around the world with John Lyon
I’m posting part of an email letter from my friend John Lyon, President of World Hope International. It reminds us all to keep in mind those in our world who have so…
Features I am enjoying about living in Connecticut
[Show as slideshow] If you ask me the proverbial question, “Is the glass half empty or half-full?” I’m the kind of guy who always answers, “Half-full of course!” Count your blessings. So,…
A Personal Testimony
While I usually file my sermons in the sermon section, I decided to include this one here for two reasons. First, because it is my first sermon at Copper Hill UMC. Second,…
Moving Day part two
Monday July 1 was long anticipated. We arrived at our new parsonage at 7:50 am to await the moving truck’s arrival. We had been told they would come between 8 and…
An interesting graphic about giving
The generous will themselves be blessed. (Proverbs 22:9 NIV2011) Are those who tithe better off financially? How much people choose to give to charity is a very personal question. Certainly no one…
Anniversary Visit to Syracuse E. M. Mills Rose Garden
This last weekend was a big celebration weekend for me and for my wife too. It was Father’s Day and I enjoyed appropriate attention and good food on account of that occasion….
News! We are to be Grandparents!
JoAnne and I are on the proverbial cloud nine as we have recently learned that our daughter, Keely, and her husband Mark are expecting! Early next year we are to become grandparents…