Autumn is always a time that I am reminded of the brevity of life and how fragile it is. My friend Pastor Dan Cummings has been journaling from his bed of affliction. It would be worth your time to read-though his most recent thoughts. Here is one that really made me stop and think: “7. […]
Rice Myth
Have you heard the rice myth? When poor little birds eat rice their little tummys swell and they die in writhing agony. Read all about it. Isn’t it curious how many of the same “earth conscious” people that worry about little bird tummys and litter–labor with all their might to pass legislation and elect people […]
Married Adventures
Sheldon and Jean VanAuken – Jean’s maiden name was Davis so he called her Davy and friends called him Van – had a dream as newlyweds. They wanted to sail together throughout the world. They bought a sail boat with inheritance money and named it Grey Goose. They named their sailboat after a bird that […]
Powerful Questions
Here is an oft-requested link from the kenpierpont site with twenty questions to open the heart of your child. Some use these questions on a multiple-day retreat, some in an hour-long meeting. One dad I know… who is a great dad… keeps them in his wallet and uses one question every time he drives one […]
Office Mums
It was cool today and there was a hint of color in some of the trees around southeast Michigan. One thing about fall I like is the appearance of Mums in fall colors!
Thirty-One Autumns
September 8, 1978 was a Friday. It was an interesting day for me. Jeff Tokar asked me if I wanted to golf at a lighted par-three golf course. I didn’t have a date. I didn’t have anything better to do. At that point in my life I had only golfed once or twice. I golfed […]
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