Crafting Identity: Cultural Citizenship and Cultural Production

(Note: I’ve posted comments and summaries of the texts of several books that I have had in my Master’s in Communications degree. This isn’t one of them, though it is by one the professors I have had for said degree. But it is the book I have most enjoyed reading from that academic background. I … Continue reading Crafting Identity: Cultural Citizenship and Cultural Production →

#28: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Holy God, we praise Thy name -- Lor of all, we bow before Thee! All on earth Thy scepter claim, All in heav'n above adore Thee: Infinite Thy vast domain, Everlasting is Thy reign. 2 Hark the … Continue reading #28: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name →

Crafting Identity: A good read

Inn on Crescent Lake: Ideal Romantic Getaway

I had heard of the Inn on Crescent Lake for years. We had friends from years ago who had worked there in grounds and housekeeping between jobs in their lives. The way they described it, it sounded ideal. But we never had the time or money to try it out. Until I started planning our … Continue reading Inn on Crescent Lake: Ideal Romantic Getaway →

#27: I sing the Mighty Power of God

(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 I sing the mighty pow'r of God That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad And built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day; The moon … Continue reading #27: I sing the Mighty Power of God →

A Blast of the Past #27: Strawberries in Kearney

Today's look back is going to discuss gardening. Everywhere we have lived I have done some sort of gardening. With experience you are supposed to get better. Doesn't feel that way to me where gardening is concerned. I remember back in Caton, after my college days, I put quite a bit of effort into gardening, … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #27: Strawberries in Kearney →

A Blast of the Past #26: Easter 1999

Spent some of today looking some pictures of the beautiful pictures of the beautiful women in my life. See these couple of photos from Easter 1999: I can't help but admire how happy and radiant they both are. Carly was always cute, and Betsy always has such a beauty of presence to match her beauty … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #26: Easter 1999 →

A series of pleasant surprises.

Today is another quick post. For our 20th anniversary on Wednesday I whisked Betsy off Tuesday night to a surprise destination, and we had and enjoyable evening at that destination, and then roamed around Wednesday, just taking a "Sunday drive" and visiting and revisiting sites, until she thought I didn't have any more surprises. Then … Continue reading A series of pleasant surprises. →

Keeping Score: 20 years

Today is Betsy and my 20th anniversary. We are somewhere special I have planned for her and that she didn't know about until she got there. So today's post is going to be short, since I'm doing more important things than blogging 😉

A Blast of the Past #25: Carly’s First Haircut

Carly has always had long hair with curls. Below are the pictures of her first haircut. She got it cut and shaped, but it still stayed long. We waited until she was two years old to get her haircut.