It’s All Academic

Another proud parent moment:  Our son Derek found out that he scored a 1250 on his SAT last month (not too shabby).  Derek is an honor student with a 4.2 GPA.  He is ranked in the top 20 of his class (not too shabby either) and also a member of the National Honor Society.  Needless [...]

Jet Lagged!

Greeted by Angela and Rachel, warm temperatures and thunderstorms, I returned home from Alaska late Saturday afternoon after a 26 hour journey aboard four airplanes and two of America’s busiest airports, LAX and Atlanta.  It was a long trip home and it is good to be back.  Not only am I still a bit jet [...]

It’s a Small World

It’s a world of laughter, a world or tears,
its a world of hopes, its a world of fear.
There’s so much that we share
that its time we’re aware,
its a small world after all.
CHORUS:
Its a small world after all.
Its a small world after all.
Its a small world after all.
Its a small, small world.
There is just one moon [...]

Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer

This one comes by way of a Friday Five post from Scott at Nachfolge and Hot Cup Lutheran. I know it isn’t Friday, but it does feel like summer outside.
1) What first tells you that Summer is here?
The first 90 degree afternoon in May usually signals to us that summertime is upon us. Between late May [...]

Reliving the Sunday Drive

Some things seem trivial, some pointless, but in the midst of these things there can be a deeper meaning and a place of tranquility.  Case in point; yesterday after supper, Angela, Rachel and I took a drive just for the fun of it.  Family drives on Sunday were once a large part of Americana, and [...]

Leavin’ on a Jet Plane

Leaving on a Jet Plane
 
All my bags are packed
Im ready to go
Im standin here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin
Its early morn
The taxis waitin
Hes blowin his horn
Already Im so lonesome
I could die
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like [...]

Graduation Day!

 Finally, after four years of study, lectures, papers and exams, my classmates and I, the class of 2008 at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary have reached the pinnacle of our seminary instruction and graduated.  Today was a very busy, hectic and emotional day for family, friends, and graduates alike. 
The festivities actually began yesterday with the annual [...]

Weekend in Tennessee (part 2)

As posted earlier, our weekend visit to Greeneville, Tennessee began with a very nice ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains while it was moderately snowing.  Our girls hadn’t seen snow in a good while, so this was a very welcome experience.  The resulting snowball fight prior to our arrival at St. James Lutheran Church was [...]

Weekend in Tennessee (part 1)

As we packed our van and got ready to leave for Tennessee on Saturday, we really had no idea of how the weekend would go.  The weather reports for our destination at Greeneville were mixed.  One forecast called for gusting winds and moderate to heavy snow, while other forecast models said it would certainly be [...]

Road Trip

When I was 19 years old I made my first solo cross-country trip.  I was on my first leave from the navy and had to drive from my parent’s house in Boynton Beach, Florida to the Great Lakes Naval Station, along the coast of Lake Michigan just north of Chicago.  That is where I attended [...]