Monthly Archives: December 2014

Who knew it would be such a challenge to get in a dinner together over the holidays? We had Thanksgiving at our annual conference, but I had a coordinating team meeting that ran late and the family had already eaten … Continue reading →

I worked at this park one summer when I was 17.  I emptied a lot of trash and cleaned a lot of bathrooms.  Good practice for life in ministry. The weather has been unseasonably unseasonable and with such seasonal cold … Continue reading →

Last Friday, my family remembered the life of my dad.  There was no funeral, just a brief memorial at the graveside and a simple lunch afterward back at the house. My oldest brother, Steve, led the service.  He began with … Continue reading →

We all have 24 hours a day.  Until we don’t. I have a lot to share here and not much of it is in any sort of order or logical sense at this point.  And I don’t have time.  I … Continue reading →

These last few days have been of the heaviest and hardest types.  Tuesday my dad was taken to the local hospital where my folks live, and it became clear that he wasn’t going to be coming home.  After a couple … Continue reading →

Dad is still day-to-day.  He’s not doing well, but he’s not expected to be doing well.  It sounded like he was doing better as the fluid in his lungs was expelled.  However, he still can’t breathe on his own and … Continue reading →

If you saw my recent post concerning my dad’s health situation, this post may make a little more sense to you.  I did not post that one on Facebook and won’t be posting this one on Facebook either.  It’s probably … Continue reading →