Thursday was a trying day. We have a basement garage door with automatic door opener. It was professionally installed years ago, and now starts leaking a lot of climate controlled air and money. I have repaired the seals, only a week later to have the door no longer sealing to them. Several times. Thursday I took down … Continue reading More songs in the night
Author: Sir Rhodri
Creational and relational type Renaissance man (writer, singer, thinker) holding to C.S Lewis's credo that if you follow truth originality takes care of itself, (anyway, originality is so yesterday, anyway.) That I have my wonderful wife Jasini is proof enough for me that life isn't fair. If it was fair I wouldn't have her, and instead she is my most faithful example that I am blessed beyond measure. My two adult children are the same unmerited blessing to me. We should all be thankful life is not fair but blessed.
There are some things a church sign should never say
My opening will digress from the headline to help it make more sense. Jasini pointed out some billboards in our area to me, ones put up by the suicide hotline, ones she said are creepy to her: You are never alone Someone is always listening I can see what they are meant to convey; I see … Continue reading There are some things a church sign should never say
Time for a paradigm shift
She had no intent of making sweeping changes to her church, to any church, but yet the little mustard seed of her comment -- what a great tree is growing from it in my mind, and I hope it has the faith to make great changes. Churches don't do reconciliation well. They kick the "problem" … Continue reading Time for a paradigm shift
They make themselves caricatures of their true selves, becoming more silly and ridiculous…
I know I have stated this before, but perhaps now is a good time to state it with my utmost clarity: I know there are people who may not appreciate the way I have portrayed them in my blog entries. I have always tried to portray people as accurately and fairly as possible, tried to … Continue reading They make themselves caricatures of their true selves, becoming more silly and ridiculous…
Actually it makes me a little queasy
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19 KJV (*Note: This is the annual "Christmas Letter" blog post. Since I managed to skip this post last year, the post covers more of a two year period.) To some, the passage above is … Continue reading Actually it makes me a little queasy
What the sign doesn’t say …
I know, this is me being catty, or ratty, or something less than the positive, uplifting person I try to be, but when the truth comes to your mind, sometimes it doesn't always seem so positive, until you live enough of your life to get the context needed (assuming you live that long). The changeable … Continue reading What the sign doesn’t say …
Greenhouse Tomatos
The greenhouse has an abundant supply of tomato plants; I am trying to make that an abundant supply of tomatoes. Back in the spring we started this year’s experiment with tomatoes by purchasing 12 tomato plants. Ten of them are still alive with green tomatoes still turning white to orange to red in the greenhouse … Continue reading Greenhouse Tomatos
Eleven Years
WordPress just notified me that today is my anniversary with them -- I have been blogging 11 years. Some years were more consistent that the present, but with a bit of persistence, I intend to get the present looking more like the past where consistency is involved. Thank you to all of you who have … Continue reading Eleven Years
The Greenhouse
As the picture shows, we have a eclectic collections of plants in the greenhouse. While far from full, the greenhouse has a sense of crowding, as one growing plant gets close to or invades the space of another, and has to be tamed or trained to stay within its spot. I got the greenhouse two … Continue reading The Greenhouse
Taste the Rainbow
The above picture is our seasonal display at At The Rainbow. It features the produce of our garden, the squash garden in particular. Despite attacks by squash bugs, all the plants seemed rather resilient this year: attacked and bitten along one vine, the plant sent out fresh unaffected vines in two or three other places, … Continue reading Taste the Rainbow
At The Rainbow 