Usually, when we hear race weekend around here, it means NASCAR. And who knows-- certainly not I -- there could be something going on at the speedway. But that isn't the race I am thinking of. This Saturday is the Kansas City Corporate Challenge Half Marathon. The half marathon will take place at Southcreek Business Park. … Continue reading A Look Ahead … race weekend
#193: No, Not Despairingly
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 No, not despairingly Come I to Thee; No, not distrustingly Bend I the knee; Sin hath gone over me, yet is this still my plea -- Jesus hath died. 2 Ah! mine iniquity Crimson hath been, Infinite, … Continue reading #193: No, Not Despairingly
“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast” … Proverbs 12:10
We have domesticated beasts, and we have beasts in the "wild" around us. Man takes a role of steward of both, especially as our habitats start to surround those of the "wild" instead of the other way around. I remember growing up on the dairy, and the way dad cared for the cattle, nursing the … Continue reading “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast” … Proverbs 12:10
Fitness Update: between half-marathons
Last week was the week before the week of the Kansas City Corporate Challenge half marathon. It is the second half-marathon I am doing, four weeks after the first. I have been trying to get guidance on how to stay in condition from hone half-marathon to the other. The basic guidance I have received is … Continue reading Fitness Update: between half-marathons
#192: According to Thy Gracious Word
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 According to Thy gracious word, In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord; I will remember Thee. 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heav'n shall be; Thy testamental cup I take, … Continue reading #192: According to Thy Gracious Word
Of Turkey Legs and Time
I seem to be blogging a lot about Worlds of Fun this spring. It gives me something continuous to talk about. Today's post is about today. And a bit about last night. When I went for my second visit to the park last night, I overheard one employee and his supervisor talking, and mentioned expecting … Continue reading Of Turkey Legs and Time
A Blast of the Past #96: Worlds of Fun, April 2008
With all the new changes at Worlds of Fun this year, especially their new entrance plaza, today's look at the past comes from a chilly day in April 2008 at WOF. How many different things can we see in these pictures that are no longer there, or have been transformed in some way?
A Look Ahead …
Starting yesterday, Worlds of Fun is open daily through the middle of August (excluding Sunday, May 21 -- when someone must have bought out the whole park for a private event). So you can attend the park today and the rest of the week. But a warning: my daughter and I went over around 11:30 … Continue reading A Look Ahead …
#191: Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face, Here would I touch and handle things unseen, Here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace, And all my weariness upon Thee lean. 2 Here would I feed … Continue reading #191: Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
Worlds of Fun Celebrity
My original plan was to put together a video from the BBQ and Brew Festival at Worlds of Fun for today's post. I have one, and will be making comments here about the festival. But before I do that, I want to discuss my "celebrity" status I experienced on Saturday. Saturday was a perfect weather … Continue reading Worlds of Fun Celebrity
At The Rainbow 