Today I watched a little of Rachel Ray’s show as I was cleaning my family room. I think the theme of the show had something to do with audience or viewer requests. So they were showing segments that had most been requested by viewers over time. One of the segments was about an individual, in this case a tv news… Read More
Out here in southern Arizona I sometimes feel like I’m at the very edge of the earth, isolated. Not only are we a good hour plus from a major city with no towns of any great size between us, but the terrain looks like the outer edges, the rim, the end. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve come to love the… Read More
I used to post what I called Wordless Wednesdays, and since I don’t really have time to blog today but I want to share more of my photos from my trip to Okinawa, I thought I’d shut up and let the pictures do the talking. So here goes… Scenes From the PWOC Retreat at Okuma Friday Night Cookie Bar A… Read More
“Arigatou.” That’s how you say “thank you” in Japanese. It’s another word I said (or attempted to say) quite often during my stay in Okinawa, Japan. And that is indeed the sentiment of my heart. Arigatou. Thank you. “I thank the Lord for my every remembrance of you.” Thank you for opening your home to Kim and me. We loved… Read More
Konnichiwa! That’s the sweet little salutation I enjoyed saying over and over on my trip to Okinawa, Japan, a couple of weeks ago. And some of the friendliest, most beautiful people I’ve ever encountered would smile, bow their heads humbly and counter my Southern American version of their word for “hello” with an authentic Japanese greeting. Oh, how I loved… Read More
We prayed for sun in Seattle. That’s a mighty big prayer if you recall that Seattle’s normal is rain. And the weekend of the conference was no exception. Except for the fact that the rain was mixed with snow. From the time Kim and I arrived in Seattle on Thursday afternoon until the time we walked out of the Sunday… Read More