Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
(I noticed late last week that I had forgotten to do my weekly post on things for which I am truly thankful. I thought about rushing to get "caught up" and then decided that I'd just resume today. This is about being thankful not stressful and schedule bound) Thirty years ago I would have laughed... Continue Reading →
I wanted to do this before it got too far into the past. People always ask "So what's it like?". I can only shake my head. It's not like anything else I've ever experienced. Take your diocesan convention or some large governing body meeting, combine it with a full blown trade show, add in a... Continue Reading →
I am truly thankful. For wonderful parents. Jack and Debby. The Captain and the Nurse. How do I even begin to describe these two people? The most common description of my father I use is that he was a mechanical engineer by training and a Navy officer by choice. His world was precise and logical... Continue Reading →
I am truly thankful. My relationship with church during my lifetime has been uneven let's say. Starting in first grade or so we went to church on a regular basis. I still have my Sunday school attendance pin. We moved, found another church and Sundays rolled on. Unfortunately when I got to be a teenager... Continue Reading →
I am truly thankful. This is going to sound silly to a lot of people. And for a certain category of folks they will understand completely. I am thankful for hair. 54 years old and I have a God given gift of a full head of hair with no more than a light dusting of... Continue Reading →
I am truly grateful. Well I need to complete the set here. Last week was the Lady in My Life. This week it is the Little Lady in My Life. It has been an adventure since the beginning. Born 2 1/2 months premature on a cold December morning (early in the freaking A.M. Even then... Continue Reading →
I am truly thankful. For some 35 years I have had a constant companion, friend, comforter, cheerleader and partner. For many years she has been known as the Lady in My Life or my Lady Wife. I met Donna at the Olde Union Theater at Edinboro State College. Through good times and bad I have... Continue Reading →
I am truly thankful. For being 54 years old. Not that there's anything special about 54. It's just that some people don't make it this far. Folks in my high school and college graduating classes have died already. And let's be honest, I came awfully damn close myself to not getting... Continue Reading →
How can it hurt this much? I met Lee, face to face, exactly once. It was no longer than it takes to eat breakfast and share a few stories. That's it. The rest of our friendship was done virtually through Beliefnet, our blogs and Facebook. There were lots of great conversations and a couple times... Continue Reading →
Had an interesting challenge pop up the other day. Some background: I've been appointed (strictly by default mind you) as the audio/visual "expert" at my home parish. So I help out with decisions on sound systems and video equipment. We video tape the 10 AM service and then have it broadcast on the local cable... Continue Reading →
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