Christian husband and dad, former pastor, current Academic Advisor, enjoy camping, carpentry, writing, driving...oh..and LOVE rainy days!
Many things happened during this particular year of history – can you guess the year from these clues? “December 1963 (Oh What a Night)” by The 4 Seasons, “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen, and “Silly Love Songs” by Wings topped the charts during the year. The average […]
The ground is white with snow again today, as it has been for the past several weeks. March in Michigan typically means longer days warming the wanting ground and stirring waiting roots. Not this year…the winter air is cold and crisp and the morning sky steel blue. This […]
A couple years ago a giant carpenter ant riddled old oak tree fell into our yard. That was a sound that we will never forget. A quick “creek”, then a loud “crash” and “thrash” as it tore through nearby trees on its way down, and then a final […]
The very best advice I could possibly give you is: give up already! I’ve spent much of the last few days trying to write something that would be encouraging for those of you who made resolutions for 2019. Something sentimental for those who need to be reminded of […]
This winter is getting long…and has been much colder than most…this week in particular! I need to get my hands in some dirt soon. There is so much to get done this spring in my little yard in my little corner of Michigan but the tilling and toiling […]
The world we live in is in chaos…or so it would seem. We have riots, wars, and weather; tribalism, factions, and foes among friends. Everywhere you look someone is offended and others are oppressed, while committees argue over what to do when and where. The rich need to […]
We woke up to twenty below zero this morning with wind chills much lower! It is burr freezing cold here in Michigan and looks to be about the same for the next week or so! These are the days when you bundle up with a hot cup of […]
In my home state of Michigan, we have this little event called the NAIAS, North American International Auto Show…aka, the Detroit Auto Show. So, we took a little day trip to the Motor City. We drove nearly 4 hours for what is typically a 3 hour drive because […]
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