Thanksgiving brings Joy I’ve been reflecting more about Thanksgiving and thinking about all its benefits. I have observed something as I have read what my friends and acquaintances have written on Facebook. …
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Green Lakes Walks
My wife and I so much enjoy walking at Green Lakes State Park. Green Lakes is such a gift to all of us. Monday morning was a beautiful early fall day for…
Daylily Summer Joys
Summer Joy One of the true joys of summer for me is growing daylilies. They don’t require a lot of care and they reward me with many blooms, each one lasting only…
Joy at New Baptisms
Sunday on Father’s Day, between our two services we had the joy of baptizing Eric Moon and Jerry Mercier by immersion. Eric’s testimony of being influenced to turn his life around and…
A Parable Poem on Lawns Turning Green
I wrote the first version of this some years ago for our church newsletter at our first church. Each year as the lawns turn green again after the winter’s destruction, I…
How to Make a Cold January Fly By
I have been thinking recently about those people who are very depressed in deep winter and find that time seems to crawl by. Well, I’m not a great fan of winter myself. …
Christmas Joys
What brings joy at Christmas? It’s not just one thing. It’s a combination of many. Family get-togethers We started the season early, heading out to Keely’s and Mark’s in mid December as…
A Word and a song for our Northwest vacation celebration
One of the purposes of vacation is to be able to think about God’s work in our lives in a way we don’t think to do during regular work times. So JoAnne…
Playing in Band
I donned the white shirt and black pants again this evening, grabbed the trombone and accessories and headed out to our biweekly summer concert. Most are at nursing homes and the residents…
Collecting Serendipities
It was a beautiful morning for a walk as JoAnne and I took our morning exercise at Green Lakes Park today. We usually walk in the hills for an hour or so to get…