We have been in training for our Mexico Trip It was a beautiful morning in east Texas this morning. The pines and oaks are filled with bird song in the morning and evening. This morning it was cool and beautiful and I conducted some of my duties outdoors enjoying the feel of the sun on […]
MEXICO TRIP 4
We are in Big Sandy, Texas at the ALERT ACADEMY. It is a beautiful campus. We have joined the rest of the Great Expeditions Team here and they are a fine group of young people. I’ll postg a nice picture here as soon as possible. We are enjoying a briefing now for our trip to […]
MEXICO TRIP 3
MECIXO TRIP 3 The campus is beautiful. East Texas is a God-blessed country. It is a treat to me here in the spring. It looks like it has been spring here for a while. It almost looks like mid-summer in Michigan. It is a blessing to be able to spend time with hundreds of other […]
MEXICO TRIP 2
We drove from Flint to southern Illinois Monday. In southern Indiana and Illinois the woods and grass are green and the Dogwoods are opened. Dogwoods always remind me of my home in Ohio. I always loved to go calling on spring days in the countryside in early May when the dogwoods were in blossom. This […]
MEXICO TRIP 1
We just returned from Canada yesterday and we leave today on a trip that will take us through Texas to Mexico. We spent the weekend enjoying the hospitality of the Olsen family from Tilbury, Ontario. Their daughters have served faithfully here at the Character Inn in the kitchen on and off for over three years. […]
Usher’s School
When I was a little boy my Dad had a great idea. He conducted what he called “Ushers School” every Sunday night an hour before church. The Ushers School was for children ages 8-12 or teens. In the “school” Dad taught us to dress properly, to greet people, and how to shake hands. Dad said, […]