What difference does church make?
My daughter was trying out churches after moving to a new city. I was pleased when, after missing about six weeks because of being away, or on vacation, or working, she said, I need to go to church. I feel like a heathen. She had probably heard me say that sometime something my mother would have said because it isnt a very common expression anymore. But I was glad that there was...
The competitive nature of the gardener
Ill have to be honest. I am no sports fan. Other than watching my own child participate in school-sponsored sports like cross country and softball I have zero experience with what seems to be a national pastime. I dont watch sports on television. I dont listen to sports on the radio. I have never attended a college or pro sporting event. Wait, I did see the Kansas City Royals play the...
Its all about the kids when it comes to fall sports
Yesterday during our worship service, which was held in the Doughty Valley, I sat in my lawn chair and looked around. There was something different about the air. I smelled fall. The leaves may have been verdant green, and the grass to match, but I sensed a different way the wind blew. Fall. Back to school. Sweatshirts. Bonfires. And for lots of us here in Holmes County and surrounding areas it...
Writing is my labor of love
I like to write. For me, it is a labor of love. Writing takes time. Its not physical labor, but it can be just as exhausting. To report an accurate story, concentration and absorbing details and the setting are essential. Even more difficult is deciphering my scraggly handwriting afterwards. Trying to properly tell the story in an assigned number of words against a deadline adds to the...