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. …
Category: Who Am I
Posts to help folks get to know me
January fun with Christmas trains
I always wondered what went on in those houses where Christmas trees remained visible in the windows many weeks into January. Well, now we’re one of those houses. So I can share…
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…
Christmas Card Traditions
JoAnne and I still very much enjoy Christmas cards. We send them and we like to receive them too. Most of the cards we receive are refreshingly beautiful too. We’re one of…
Alliance Bank Stadium and Community Wesleyan Church
It’s October and the Major League Baseball play-offs are beginning already. It reminds me that I was happy to attend the last home game for the Chiefs this summer. By now, I’ve…
Why I Signed the Manhattan Declaration (Sep 8, 2010)
Today I decided to sign the Manhattan Declaration. The time has come for Christians to speak out strongly in unison about these values that are essential without clouding the picture with…
A Cooper at the State Fair
Few things say Americana quite like a fair in August. When I was a boy, I was in 4-H and since I lived on a dairy farm, my project was raising dairy…
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…
Day Lily Season
One of the great joys of summer for me is daylily season. Hemerocallis is one of my very favorite summer flowers. It is hardy, easy to grow, makes a good display and…
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…