I took Jake with me on a handful of errands this morning. I had to go to Lowe’s to buy more black spray paint for our wrought-iron patio furniture (which formerly was white and rusty), I had to make a return at Wal-mart, I had to deposit a check at the bank, and I [...]
Today, I received a phone call from the chair of my credentialing committee … I’m officially “commissioned” to be a minister in the Church of God.
Now, don’t get too excited … it doesn’t really mean much, except that they are confirming that God is at work in my life, that God seems to be leading [...]
I meet my credentialing committee for the first time tomorrow afternoon!
For those of you not familiar with the Church of God ordination process, I’ll clue you in … as I find out about it myself. Last fall, I filled out an application to be ordained as an official minister in the Church [...]
…or you’ll be walkin’ the plank, matey!
For the past three days, I’ve been on a deck-cleaning adventure. The total of my purchases amounts to nine gallons of deck wash, five gallons of deck sealer, and a small wire brush. The most valuable of these, by far, is the wire brush.
On Tuesday, I used [...]
A few stories to stress the importance of “the little things” …
A couple of days ago, I decided to mow the lawn. We’re having people over tonight, and I wanted the yard to look presentable, so two-foot-tall grass is out of the question. (Ok, so it hasn’t rained much here, and the grass [...]
It’s like a light has just turned on … a whole new world has opened up to me.
This morning, during my (pseudo-)daily DDR workout, I realized that the game awards more points for “perfect” steps than it does for “great” steps. And the difference between the two is the precision of the timing of [...]
