Most of this stuff is written directly by me. Today, I am allowing my daughter to share her story with you. Many of you have prayed for her, but even if you have not prayed for her I am sure her story will be a blessing to you.
As a child I had the privilege of [...]
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Guest Writer
Posted in Friends, Walking with God, tagged JRA, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, lessons from illness, Lyme disease, trusting God on October 6, 2009 | 12 Comments »
8 X 3 = 24
Posted in Friends, Sports, Walking with God, tagged bicycle rides, bicycling, love, MS-150 on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
8 X 3 = 24, and that is the total number of combinations that can be found on the gears of my bicycle. Technically the owner’s manual gives a caution to using the extreme high and low sprockets together (so only 22 combinations are allowed).
The rear cassette (gears directly attached to the rear wheel) is [...]
MS-150 minus 50 & 1 day
Posted in Friends, Sports, tagged bicycling, MS-150, Multiple Sclerosis on September 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
You’re supposed to ride the MS-150 in two days. I am going to ride it in one. Then you are supposed to ride 150 miles, but I am only going to ride 100 miles. To make sure I do it all I have a friend riding with me, Merrill Jacobs. He works next door to [...]
Marjorie & Howard Brumme
Posted in Friends, tagged Psalm 17 on May 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Recently, a retired pastor and his wife met with a young man soon to graduate from Bible College and his fiancé. Over a meal of Chinese food they talked about forming an alliance in order to pastor a church called the Country Chapel of Topeka. The year was 1982 and I say recently because to [...]
Terrifying!!
Posted in Friends, Walking with God, tagged Bedford High School, Class Reunion on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The invitation came last week. I am going to have to show it to my brother today. It is an invitation to our 30th class reunion. Neither of us have ever attended one of the others in the last 30 years. Now I am going to need to go just to verify that I am still [...]
Howard’s New Home
Posted in Friends, Hunting, Walking with God, tagged Pheasant Hunting on March 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The cool autumn mornings would come, and the smell of diesel and the sound of grain bin dryers would fill the air. On the bus ride to school in the morning a pheasant would run across the gravel road. In a young boy’s heart there was a swelling joy that was nearly too much to bear.
The first [...]
Guitar Lessons
Posted in Friends, Walking with God, tagged guitar, Romans 5:8 on March 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I learned a lot about myself yesterday, and I am not sure that all of it I wanted to know. First, I learned that I couldn’t play the guitar. I think I had known that for a long time, but yesterday I confirmed it by selling my guitar. It really wasn’t all that traumatic for [...]
A Special Hug
Posted in Friends, Walking with God, tagged House Fire, Memories on February 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The call came yesterday afternoon about 2 o’clock. The house of a church member was on fire. I went by and surveyed the damage. It would be a total loss, although no one was hurt. The parents were most distraught not about the financial issue, but the sentimental value of things that had belonged to [...]
Lester “Pete” Shaw
Posted in Friends on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone ought to have a crusty old man as a friend. It can teach you a lot. Pete was mine. He was plenty old and more than crusty enough. His age can be easily established as old, but crusty is a characteristic that must be proven.
I came to know Pete while he was still living [...]
