“I love a good funeral.” I have overheard this comment twice recently, and I was inclined to agree. There have been four good funerals this month in our small community. Beautiful music. Tender eulogies. Abundant thanksgiving to God for those long and loving lives. Yes, I would say those were good funerals. But, of course, … Continue reading Funerals →

Do you remember that creative essay by Robert Fulgrum titled “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”? Although I never actually went to kindergarten, my parents taught me and my siblings the things on that list: Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Say you’re sorry when you hurt someone. Clean up … Continue reading Church Songs →

One morning this week I woke up hankering for German Bread. I have a special love for hearty, healthy, heavy German Bread. Here’s my story. At Christmastime some years back, Jake ordered a simple Buck knife from Recreation Equipment, Inc (REI). With his order, his name went into a drawing and HE WON the big … Continue reading German Bread →

Last fall I was excited to see the public invitation to join the community choir to perform the Messiah, but after the first practice, I was daunted. That was too hard. I can’t read music. I sing too fast, too slow, too flat. I remembered the time years ago in a huge community Messiah sing-along, … Continue reading This Ordinary Bird →

A few years ago I wrote a book. Sometimes people ask me what I am writing now.  "I write letters.  Keep my journal.  And I write a blog," I answer.  "Stories I keep in a blog file on my computer." "That's not a blog," I've been told. Today is my blog-coming-out day.  This is my … Continue reading The Determination of God →