Monday is usually the fitness post of the week. But with the calm of the White Christmas outside, I thought this video post on the holiday would be much more appreciated. This is myself and the Music Director of Avondale United Methodist Church Taylor Tracy singing O Holy Night during the Christmas Eve Service.
The Best Party Ever
Last Sunday was the Sunday School Pageant at Avondale United Methodist Church. It is a very cute production. Today's post is the filmed copy of the pageant, with the warm-up number by the Avondale Men's Trio doing Do You Hear What I Hear? Trio: Pageant:
Choose to be angry
( Note: All the date references in the below post are done present tense; i.e. from the frame of when they were originally written, and not when I finally published them. This article was drafted in bits and spurts, so no date reference can be deemed to help one figure out the exact day or … Continue reading Choose to be angry
A Blast of the Past #128: Halloween
Back in 2009, after attending and participating in the Avondale Trunk or Treat the Sunday before, we then took the kids around to every other church and organizations' Trunk or Treat, or Mall Trunk or Treating options, etc. Here are some pictures from that:
Communication: Understanding or Power
(Note: Those reading this post will hopefully note that it reflects an attitude generally in opposition to my normal one. Not that I think it untrue, or not worth saying, but that it is difficult and painful to paint in these colors for very long. Nor do I think it constructive to do it for … Continue reading Communication: Understanding or Power
#255: Blessed Assurance
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. CHORUS This is my story, this is my song, Praising my … Continue reading #255: Blessed Assurance
You don’t want me to focus
I've come to the conclusion that, exterior veneer aside, I am not an easy-going sort of person. I can be very focused and intense. I can also obsess. Fortunately I can usually snap out of it. But my melancholy temperament, welded to an overwhelming positive outlook, leads to something far from Pollyanna-ish, occasionally very overwhelming … Continue reading You don’t want me to focus
Fitness Update: Mile sprints
My first race of 2018 is coming up in a very short time: the PR Mile on Jan. 13. So this past week I got out and did a couple of faster mile runs. If I want to beat my last year's speed of 6:51 I will have to keep pushing, as I was running … Continue reading Fitness Update: Mile sprints
#254: Come to the Savior
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Come to the Savior, make no delay – Here in His Word He’s shown us the way; Here in our midst He’s standing today, Tenderly saying, “Come”. CHORUS 2 Suffer the children”! O hear His voice, Let … Continue reading #254: Come to the Savior
House Repairs: New Roof
As was mentioned in my last installment, the contractor raced against darkness to get the new roof deck up, but didn't have enough time to get the roof felt on before fall of darkness. The roofer was tentatively scheduled to arrive the next day (Friday), so the contractor started work on the next step in … Continue reading House Repairs: New Roof
At The Rainbow 