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The Saturday Morning Post
2008-06-07 13:36:00 Welcome to Saturday , June 07, 2008 Feeling Good in the Neighborhood Breakfast this morning will cost $5.00. We will be dining on pancakes, bacon and coffee, perhaps even an orange wedge for a garnish. Sound a little over the top for Saturday morning at the breakfast table? Well, it?s not when you consider that Rachel?s swim team ... More About: Post , Morning
Anticipation
2008-06-07 05:19:00 Borrowing a line from Carly Simon?s song, ?Anticipation is making me wait.? I have mentioned it in passing, but next Tuesday I will be traveling with my father-in-law to Alaska for ten days of fishing and just plain relaxation. I haven?t had such a vacation in years, and I can?t think of any better place ... More About: Travel
Friday Five: Taking in the View
2008-06-06 16:06:00 For this week?s offering, Sally wrote: “This week I took some time out to stop and walk and take in the view; my son Chris is studying in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, too often we simply drive up there, turn around and come home! This time Tim and I took ... More About: The View , Friday , View , Taking
It?s a Small World
2008-06-05 17:38:00 It’s a world of laughter, a world or tears, its a world of hopes, its a world of fear. There?s so much that we share that its time we’re aware, its a small world after all. CHORUS: Its a small world after all. Its a small world after all. Its a small world after all. Its a small, small world. There is just one moon ... More About: World , Small , Small World
Casting our nets
2008-06-04 15:15:00 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea– for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. Matthew ... More About: Casting
Summer Reading
2008-06-04 03:54:00 Knowing that I was about to ditch the ?books I have to read? list and finally enjoy those items on the ?books I WANT to read? list, a friend gave me a Barnes & Noble gift card as a graduation gift. Here are three of the titles that I have added to my collection and ... More About: Books , Reading , Summer
Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
2008-06-03 16:25:00 This one comes by way of a Friday Five post from Scott at Nachfolge and Hot Cup Lutheran. I know it isn?t Friday, but it does feel like summer outside. 1) What first tells you that Summer is here? The first 90 degree afternoon in May usually signals to us that summertime is upon us. Between late May ... More About: Crazy , Days , Lazy
Hurry Up and Wait
2008-06-03 03:31:00 So David, how is that call process going? Well this video from Little Charlie and the Nightcats pretty much sums it up. Youtube video blues Hurry up and wait More About: Videomusic , Wait , Hurry Up
Reliving the Sunday Drive
2008-06-02 16:58:00 Some things seem trivial, some pointless, but in the midst of these things there can be a deeper meaning and a place of tranquility. Case in point; yesterday after supper, Angela, Rachel and I took a drive just for the fun of it. Family drives on Sunday were once a large part of Americana, and ... More About: Drive
Continuing in God?s Grace
2008-06-01 20:53:00 A few minutes ago Angela and I went to check on the cardinal nest in our holly bush and found a disturbing sight. The nest has been destroyed and we found one of the egg shells on the ground below. I know that it is just the way of nature, and that for every nest ... More About: Grace
The Saturday Morning Post
2008-05-31 16:12:00 Welcome to Saturday , May 31, 2008 This Bird has Flown Yesterday our daughter Katie took off for the friendly skies as she and her grandmother flew to England for a month?s vacation. Everything about the trip, from checking in and printing boarding passes, to going through airport security was an adventure. Finally, after sitting in the terminal ... More About: Post , Morning
Friday Five
2008-05-30 17:31:00 Thanks to songbird for hosting this week?s Friday Five. Today?s RevGalBlogPals Friday Five is all about garage sales. As the weather turns warmer and the sun rises earlier and earlier, garage salers are hitting the streets in search of bargains and treasures that can only be found as we clean our closets. So what about ...
Leavin? on a Jet Plane
2008-05-30 15:57:00 Leaving on a Jet Plane All my bags are packed Im ready to go Im standin here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin Its early morn The taxis waitin Hes blowin his horn Already Im so lonesome I could die So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that youll wait for me Hold me like ...
You Ain?t Just Whistlin? Andy Griffith
2008-05-29 01:26:00 Andy Griffith Show Theme Song Most of us probably don’t know who Earle Hagen was, but I’m sure most of us know his work.. Hagen was the composer of some of the most familiar television theme songs, including The Dick VanDyke Show, I spy, eight is enough, The Dukes of Hazard, and of course, the theme from the ... More About: Entertainment , Nostalgia , Andy
For the Birds
2008-05-27 16:19:00 Just a little update on the nesting birds outside my window. Yesterday I was working out in the yard and had almost forgotten about the two cardinals who have been so diligently working outside our den window. As soon as I remembered that they had built a nest in the holly bush right above my ... More About: Life , Birds
Experiences of a Supply Preacher
2008-05-26 00:58:00 This morning I once again had the privilege of preaching God?s word for some folks whose pastor needed to be out of town. A pastor stopped me during our synod assembly last week and asked if I would be interested in supplying for him while he attended a last minute family function. Naturally, I said ... More About: Church , Experiences , Preacher
The Saturday Morning Post
2008-05-24 14:58:00 Welcome to Saturday , May 24, 2008 Approaching Geezer-dom Earlier in the week, Angela and I went to the mall to buy some birthday presents for our second oldest son. Derek actually turned 17 on Thursday, but since he had spring football practice and then he and Angela had choir practice after that, we won?t be doing any ... More About: Post , Morning
Friday Five
2008-05-23 23:37:00 Our fellow blogger Art is currently on a blogging break and we wish him well until he returns to the blogosphere. One of Art?s practices is a Friday Five list of songs with a theme having ties to a given situation. Well, since Art is not currently posting, and I seem to be stuck for ...
?Consider the Lilies?
2008-05-22 17:49:00 As I prepare my sermon for this week, my mind wanders to our front yard where the Easter lilies are once again blooming. Each year, as with many folks, Angela and I place lilies in the chancel of our church in memory of those loved ones who have since passed from earthly life. Sometimes we ... More About: Lilies
Oddly Familiar Meme
2008-05-19 16:56:00 Diane has tagged me so I am ?It.? The rules for this meme are fairly standard. Simply post the rules at the beginning of your post, answer the questions,, and tag five others to play along. Leave a comment on their blog to let them know that they need to visit yours for the rules, ... More About: Meme
For all of my faithful readers?.
2008-05-18 03:21:00 That includes both of you! I am sorry that there is no Saturday Morning Post today, but I am away at our Synod Assembly this weekend. We began yesterday with the balloting for a new bishop and synod vice president. In attendance and guiding the election of our bishop is ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson. Please ... More About: Readers , Faithful
The Friday Five
2008-05-16 15:07:00 I love to travel and see new places. so naturally I was very pleased to see this Firday Five from the RevGalBlogPals. So without further delay, here is the Grand Tour Friday Five. Name five places that fall into the following categories: 1) Favorite Destination — someplace you’ve visited once or often and would gladly go again My favorite place to ...
Bird Watching
2008-05-14 16:37:00 ?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, ... More About: Watching , Bird , Devotions , Bird Watching
Call Waiting
2008-05-12 19:00:00 One of the things that we learn in seminary is that waiting is a good thing. While we wait, we wander in the wilderness of our lives and faithfully discern those things which God would have us do, and the places where God would have us go. Sometimes those places and things are not always ... More About: Church , Life , Call , Waiting , Call waiting
The Day of Pentecost
2008-05-11 16:10:00 Come Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in us the fire of Your Love. Amen. More About: Pentecost
Friday Five (on Saturday)
2008-05-10 15:06:00 Since joining the Revgalpals blog ring, and even before, I have enjoyed reading thre Friday five. I know it is Saturday , but I finally have time to play the Friday five and what better week than Pentecost. So thanks to the Revgalpals, and especially to Presbyterian Gal for this week?s topic, here is my play ...
The Saturday Morning Post
2008-05-10 14:26:00 Welcome to Saturday , May 10, 2008 Looking over some of the pictures that Angela took yesterday at our seminary graduation, I can?t help but think to my self, ?I look tired.? The fact is, I was tired. The hotel we stayed in was a last minute choice and not the most comfortable. That, along with the ... More About: Post , Morning
Graduation Day!
2008-05-10 05:44:00 Finally, after four years of study, lectures, papers and exams, my classmates and I, the class of 2008 at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary have reached the pinnacle of our seminary instruction and graduated. Today was a very busy, hectic and emotional day for family, friends, and graduates alike. The festivities actually began yesterday with the annual ... More About: Graduation
Sports Round Up
2008-05-07 05:00:00 I love the Detroit Tigers, always have…always will, but I’m sure glad I’m not a season ticket holder. With all the hype from the off season, and the additions of Miguel Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, and Dontrell Willis, I think most Tigers fans expected a little more than what we are seeing on the field. Thankfully the season ... More About: Sports , Round Up , Round
So Now What?
More articles from this author:2008-05-05 17:00:00 It was a strange feeling to get out of bed this morning and not have to think about attending classes. Ok, I?ll confess, I did think about it, but not for long. I still have that nagging feeling running in the back of my brain that there are papers to write, exams to study for ... More About: Life 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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