In recent days I have found myself unable to sing because of tears. Not because I was sad, but because my attempts to sing would break into moments of such intense Joy that only tears could express the power and the glory and the beauty of the Joy that I felt. Sometimes I couldn't even … Continue reading Tears →

You were the perfect pastor at just the right time for Avondale United Methodist Church, and an undeserved blessing from God when we needed it most. We have probably been a trial to you on occasion, but sometimes you are dense beyond the denseness of the matter in a black hole. When I said that … Continue reading Choong-ho Kwon →

It has been a long time since I have blogged, since I have found my voice. I will share more later about my loss of voice, and my journey to refind it. But even after I found my voice returning, I lingered long in using it, sharing it. For my voice had changed and it … Continue reading My New Voice →

In a response to one of my recent blogs, particularly my revision to the weekly blog schedule, someone questioned whether with the responsibilities I currently have in my life, whether I should be spending so much time writing, i.e. the blog, and instead should concentrate more on employment, career, and earning a livelihood. I had … Continue reading Lest the Rocks Cry Out … →

Betsy inadvertently provided me with a good blog topic when she noted that "Okay Google" doesn't have a very good understanding of the word approximate. During the lead-up to the series of winter storms we have had this winter, we have taken advantage of our Google Home system to check on the weather. Which has … Continue reading Approximately specific →

This reminisce is when my niece Sofia left to spend her senior year in Latvia. This was the farewell party, that also included the welcoming of the exchange student from Germany that would stay with Sofia's family while she was in Latvia.

Note: This is a post of an info-mercial about the new editor for WordPress and putting together my blogs. I am still trying to figure out how some of these blocks work, but I did just discover the "verse" option which should help on my twice-a-week Hymn postings. Of Mountains & Printing Presses The goal … Continue reading Welcome to the Gutenberg Editor →

Most of my photo flashbacks are very closely family related. But today's has a slightly wider topic: The 2013 Kansas City Corporate Challenge Swim Meet. I was the swim team coordinator the KCCC team sponsored by State Street from 2005 to 2017. In that time we always placed well based on a couple of good … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #162: Medal Monica →