I first read the novel “Christy” when I was in Junior High (a loooooong time ago). I read it again 20 years later. Then they made a television series about it (1994 starring Kellie Martin and Tyne Dalley) and I read it again. And it was one of the books that I kept to read …
From November 2014
John and Jackie Host Thanksgiving
For the last 15 years, my brother, sister and I have taken turns hosting the Clymer Thanksgiving. We rotate so we host once every three years. This year was my turn – but it would be hard for 14 people to fit into the RV, much less enjoy a meal together. So John and Jackie …
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are headed over to John and Jackie’s shortly – they are hosting their first Thanksgiving for the family (more on that tomorrow) – and I wanted to do a quick post before we leave. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday focused on the things that are really important: food, family and friends, and football giving thanks. …
On the Road
After the seriousness of my last two posts, I thought I would write about something lighter today. We have traveled from Michigan to Alabama, Alabama to Texas, Texas to Kansas, and Kansas back to Ohio in the last few months. Most of the time we try to limit the amount we drive in a single …
How Can I Sing?
Yesterday (Sunday) morning as I was reading my Bible and praying, I lifted up the Wedgewood congregation in prayer as I do most days. I looked at the time and thought about the worship services that would be starting soon. I thought about the in-gathering of food that we always did on the Sunday before …
Should Haves that Aren’t
Sometimes things are hard. Sometimes they are hard because of circumstances and sometimes they are hard because we don’t know enough and we make them hard. And then sometimes things are frustrating, and we think they are hard when they really aren’t – they are just time-consuming or convoluted and we get frustrated that it …
Konza Prairie
Konza Prairie Biological Station is an 8.600 acre tract of native tallgrass prairie. Konza Prairie is a preserve of The Nature Conservancy and managed by Kansas State University. The prairie can be seen from Interstate 70. Most of it is off-limits because of on-going biological research, but there is a small section that is open …
Odds and Ends
Tom and I are in Junction City Kansas getting some repairs done to the RV. Nothing major, just a list of stuff to fix while it is still under warranty. The weather has been frigid (as I reported previously) so we are thankful that we were moved into a service bay on Friday. The service …
First United Methodist Church Junction City
Yesterday Tom and I attended worship at First United Methodist Church in Junction City Kansas. First United Methodist Church has two worship services: a traditional service at 8 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45. I thought it was unusual to have the traditional service so early, so I asked the pastor, Rev. Laurie Barnes, …
Rainbow’s End Livingston Texas
While we were at RV Driving School and RVers Boot Camp, we stayed at Rainbow’s End in Livingston Texas. Rainbow’s End is not your average RV campground. You can stay for a night or a week, and if you are an Escapee’s RV Club Member the cost is discounted. But people also stay for a …