Giordanos Pizza recently opened a restaurant in Columbus. Tom loves Giordanos. He had it for the first time the summer he studied at the University of Chicago, back in 1979. Ever since then, whenever we are close to Chicago, he wants a deep-dish stuffed pizza. Fortunately (maybe) we no longer have to drive all the …
From May 2018
Helping Karen Get Her Move On
Karen Graham is one of our favorite people. Tom and I have known Karen since we were all in school together at Vanderbilt. Even though she and I were both in seminary, Tom met her first. She worked in the Science Library and he would often talk to her when he went there. We all …
ABC Kitchen and Steak Bar in Lexington, Ohio
A new restaurant opened in Lexington, Ohio about a year ago. My parents live in Lexington and enjoy trying new restaurants, so they ate at ABC. Whenever we visit them, they mention trying it. So, this last trip to Ohio we were finally able to find a night together to eat at ABC Kitchen. ABC …
Cinco de Mayo Family Celebration
When we are in Ohio it is always a challenge to get the extended family together. Right now I have one nephew in Spain and another one in the last few weeks of his Junior year of college. In my brother’s family, the two older kids work most Saturdays. John and Jackie are always overbooked. …
United Church of Kanab and Fredonia
Tom and I have been in the Arizona Strip at our new assignment for a couple of weeks now. Once I finish all my Ohio posts, you will be hearing a lot more about our current location. We just finished training and there was a lot to learn. But during training, before we are assigned …
Blooming Ohio: April Showers Bring May Flowers
Ohio had a long, hard winter this last year. We left in December with temperatures in the 20’s. When we came back in the middle of April, the temperatures were still in the 20’s. Ohio had one of the snowiest Aprils ever this year. It snowed nine out of the first seventeen days of the …
IKEA: Home Is the Most Important Place in the World
After a delicious supper at Sweet Carrot, John and Jackie decided to take us to another place we had never been: IKEA. A giant IKEA store opened in Columbus in 2017. It is so big it has its own exit off I-71. Sweet Carrot is just a hop away. Fortified with our Sweet Carrot supper, …
Sweet Carrot: A New Columbus Restaurant
John and Jackie love to take us to new places in Columbus. Unfortunately, we were so busy during our three weeks in Ohio that we didn’t have time to explore very much. In order to try something new, we met them at Sweet Carrot Restaurant one Monday evening for supper. Sweet Carrot is a new …
Sweet Variety of M&Ms Candies
When I was a kid, M&Ms came in two kinds: plain and peanut. The biggest controversy about M&Ms was the removal of the red M&Ms in 1976 because of the red dye #2 scare. In 1995 the brown M&Ms were replaced by blue M&Ms. That pretty much summed up the changes in M&Ms until 2004 …
Wailing into Dancing and Clothed with Joy
A couple of weeks ago I was feeling really sorry for myself. I have two things that are really difficult for me as we continue our nomadic lifestyle. I miss my good friends and I miss being part of a church community. This second yearning, especially, is hard to find on the road. And it …