Scene One: Early April. In a little town in the Midwest. It doesn’t matter where. A young man hits fly balls to a couple boys in a field out behind the house. The field is littered with baseballs. The sky is slate gray and spitting snow. The wind is cold. Determination is etched in the […]
Baseball Shoes
In the spring of the year my heart goes to baseball like a needle points north. I can almost smell the leather of the baseball glove, I can hear the crack of the bat, and I can feel the laces on the ball. The outfield takes on the emerald green of spring and little boys […]
My First Ball Glove
A classic re-post from 2002 Every time we pass the Meijer Department Store on 28th Street in Grand Rapids I say; “That’s where I got my first ball glove.” And the family groans. Sometimes I don’t think they appreciate tradition like I do. I get to Grand Rapids about three to five times a month […]
Fernando Ortega-In Concert!
Last week Lois and I enjoyed a wonderful date (we took Hope America as a chaperone). We went to a concert together in Ohio. Lois and I disagree on a lot of small things and we really agree on some big things. One of the things we agree on is our favorite singer outside our […]
Leland Ralph Pierpont
We now have a forth grandchild–a grandson the third son born to our oldest, Kyle and his wife Elizabeth. Here is a photo of the growing family. God has blessed. Leland was born on the forth of April.
Trail Magic
Classic re-post My two oldest boys hiked a section of the Appalachian Trail a couple years ago. I even have a picture to document their adventure. They came back with some neat pictures and tales to tell that will endure long after the pictures are gone. There is an interesting tradition on the Appalachian Trail. […]
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