From December 2024

December 10, 2024

Boyer Nature Preserve in Westerville

Tom and I recently spent an afternoon exploring some Westerville parks, including Boyer Nature Preserve. After our “Step into Fall, Hike them all” adventure, we wanted to see some of the other parks around us. The parts of Westerville in Franklin County have several interesting parks. The first one we checked out was Boyer Nature …

December 9, 2024

Movie Theme Memories

Tom and I were having a fun discussion the other day about movie themes. I have over 3,000 songs on my phone and I had just heard the theme for “The Big Country.” I love that movie theme. It is one of my favorites. Listening to it makes pictures of the west appear and I …

December 6, 2024

Café Creekside in Gahanna, Ohio

On another adventure day with Mom and Dad, we ate at Café Creekside in Gahanna, one of the eastern suburbs of Columbus. Gahanna has really developed in the last ten years, with a lot of new growth in housing and in the downtown area. I will describe some of the new developments next week. We …

December 4, 2024

Fleming Falls Preserve in Richland County, Ohio

On one of our adventure days with Mom and Dad, we visited Fleming Falls Preserve. In order to appreciate how special this visit was, you need to read the backstory. Mom and Dad have always kept their eye on what is happening in Richland County. They have lived in Richland County for over 60 years …

December 2, 2024

Lake Brady UMC’s 125th Anniversary

The very first church that I served as a pastor was Lake Brady United Methodist Church. I graduated from seminary in May of 1984 and started as the pastor of this church on July 1. I was 24 years old at the time. With my newly minted degree, I looked forward to changing the world …

December 1, 2024

Moving from Darkness into Light

Before the time change in November, I was leaving my house to take my morning walk in darkness. I walk first thing in the morning. I like to walk early because it is routine. It doesn’t matter how awake I am, my habit is pulling on my boots and heading across the road as soon …

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