My First Wedding

A little over a week ago, Linda and I took the kids back to Plover Wisconsin to officiate my first wedding as a pastor.  When we were living in Wisconsin, we had the sneaking suspicion that these two teens might get married in the not so distant future.  Over the two years while we were gone, their…

And Linda wondered where I got it . . .

Linda and I were enjoying our small (smaller for some than others) dessert.  Apparently Papa didn’t think that the boys had had enough chocolate this evening.  Needless to say that it is 9:30 and I would really like our children to go to bed.  I guess Papa gets to stay up with them and wake…

Our Preacher Boy

A few weeks ago we dressed up Ryan and Dakota in shirts and ties for church.  Doesn’t he look more spiritual? I do realize that the book is not a Bible nor is it even a religious book, it may even be a potty training book.  Either way, I thought he looked like a preacher or…

Our Theological Daughter

There are some secular songs that immediately remind me of my high school and college years. I have over the years downloaded some of those songs to my computer and every now and then will listen to them. A few days ago, we were all hanging out in our living room and I was working…

That is a huge pile of leaves!

  We have only one small tree in our yard.  There are a few across the street and some of their leaves were able to free themselves and make their way over to the Sturgill party house.  We were able to collect all of them from our front yard, and we made this huge pile.  The pile…