groom me, baby

I don’t think that my wife holds much hope that I’ll ever develop into a full-blown metrosexual. I don’t really understand how she can arrive at that presumption. I bath.  I brush.  I trim my nose hairs sometimes.  I even … Continue reading

accidental attainment of solitude

I woke up this morning at 4 instead of my usual 5 AM. It was something about the crusty eyed glance at my watch betraying me.  I was sure that it said 5:15….past time, past time, past time….time to get … Continue reading

wheeeee….I’m alive

It is raining this morning. It is raining heavily. Apocalyptic rain, end of days style…pounding every dry inch of this part of the world into a soggy submission.  This rain is making its mark. I woke up this morning to … Continue reading

the gentle art of appreciation

My friend Dave posted this on his Facebook page yesterday. I’d never had a chance to see it before….what a great performance by Heart of the classic Led Zeppelin song “Stairway to Heaven”. Watching Heart perform the song, the thing … Continue reading

graduation morning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQqKBqj5xhY I’m, in typical fashion for an early bird, the only one up the morning after graduation night. I watched our first-born child graduate last night. It was a night of violent weather and the need for flexibility.  Kind of … Continue reading

graduation night

Our daughter graduates from high school tonight. That’s a pretty huge milestone for a young kid. It’s a big deal and worthy of great celebration. I remember my own graduation. We had the ceremony at the Cobb Civic Center from … Continue reading

in the world, not in the world

There’s a phrase in the Bible that describes our situation here on Earth. It says that we’re to consider ourselves “In the world…but not of the world”. I wrestled with that thought for years…wondering how do I transcend daily life, … Continue reading

acolyte

I remember the first time I was given the chance to be the acolyte at our small Lutheran church in Georgia. I was probably about thirteen and was good at chasing butterflies. I was distractible. This was in the days … Continue reading