Wes starts at quarterback tomorrow. This is his game schedule. He is playing “Varsity” for the Junior Football League. The Varsity is supposed to play at 2:00 p.m.
Labor Day 2008
On Labor Day we took a little day-trip to Grand Rapids, Ohio on the Maumee River. It was a beautiful day. Austin Hancock was with us. He was the photographer. (That accounts for the big smile on Heidi’s face).
Good Gear
Jerry Dennis is a very gifted Michigan writer. He has written a whole book about good gear. It’s called, From a Wooden Canoe. He has a way with words and Gene Wolff’s illustrations are worth the price of the book. Jerry’s description of camp coffee will make your mouth water. He wrote: “It is no […]
Simply Good
In the Algonquin Wilderness my Nalgene sustained major damage. The bottle is still functional but the strap holder broke off. Today I treated myself to a new one–a lovely shade of blue and strong enough to survive a nuclear blast. A thing of beauty. It’s just one of life’s simple pleasures. Everyone should own at […]
It’s Labor Day
We used to be all together on days like this. I miss that, but life changes and we have to do what we can to stay as connected as we can. I am missing Kyle and Charles today, remembering Labor Days in the past and looking forward to times together soon. Isn’t it funny that […]
Missed Opportunity
Last January I made a bitter-sweet trip to Door County, Wisconsin. Our third-born child, second-born son was commencing a ministry as a youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay. I wrote this piece while I was there: This afternoon we visited a nice used book shop in Fish Creek. (Fish Creek is the […]
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