An inherited avocation The last daily bloom faded away one day this past week ending another season of daylily delight. Growing the flower technically called hemerocallis is a pastime I inherited from…
Category: Who Am I
Posts to help folks get to know me
A 1921 Truck
A few weeks ago I stopped by the Hartford County 4-H Fair to see the exhibit of one of the families in our congregation. Griffin and Connor were working hard and doing…
Top Ten Books Challenge
My wife challenged me on Facebook to list the top ten books that have influenced my life. I don’t necessarily take up every Facebook fad. But this one I consider a very…
A Maple Syrupy Memory
On the last day of our recent week of vacation, my wife and I stopped at a Maple Syrup Museum on Route 7 just north of Rutland, Vermont. It was a fascinating…
My home church in Haskinville, NY
(I found this version of the story of my home church’s influence on my life while reviewing an old sermon. This vignette was part of the introduction to a 2005 sermon.) Where…
Some Favorite Snacks
I have a reputation as one who likes to eat. So one might expect an occasional post about good food. Here’s a fun one about my favorite snacks. What are yours? Favorite…
How to make a long winter shorter
Like many northerners, I enjoy seeing a little snow around Christmas but soon afterward begin to wish it were springtime. But, alas, there are still three months until spring if it arrives…
Our manger scene has a history
Our outdoor manger scene is an integral part of our family Christmas celebration. JoAnne and I originally made it while pastoring at our first church in Bentley Creek PA. Our church was…
Dating at the Fair
Keeping a tradition One of the first dates I asked JoAnne to go on was to the Steuben County Fair. We remember eating spaghetti at an Italian stand where I learned…
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,…