Monthly Archives: March 2020

Fog

With this blog we welcome a new writer to our team . . . Fog always made me melancholy, even from my earliest memories.  As a small child I knew I felt sad when it was foggy but of course … Continue reading

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A Glorious Gift

I am sure that the regular reader of Joy’s blogs has noticed that music is often the central theme of our writings.  This glorious gift is truly awesome.  It moves us closer to our loving God in mysterious and wondrous … Continue reading

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Danger! Danger!

I was mailing a book to a friend, and the postal clerk asked me, “Is there anything inside the package that is liquid, fragile, perishable, or potentially hazardous?” I thought for a moment and replied, “Only if they read it.” … Continue reading

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Our Apartment Sauna

Paulette and I spent the first two years (fifty years ago) of our marriage in Madison, Wisconsin, while I was a student at the University of Wisconsin.  It was a wonderful town with lots of low-cost activities, and we greatly … Continue reading

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Smiles and Smiles To Go

How about an amusing collection to counteract all the panic, the “gloom and doom” of the surreal situation we’re in? May love and laughter be yours today, dear blog readers! Scenes from a 6th grade history test – Ancient Egypt … Continue reading

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Perhaps you, like me, are beginning a period of “self isolation.”  News of the coronavirus surrounds us.  The contagiousness of this virus is etched in our minds, whether from TV, newspapers, Facebook or other social media.  And, we are wise … Continue reading

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Triple Play

Are you a baseball fan?  A triple play is quite exciting and if you are lucky, it may happen a few times in a season for your favorite team.  Bing.  Bang.  Boom, three outs and the inning is over. WOW!  The wild cheering will vibrate … Continue reading

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Extend Grace, Not Judgement

Originally posted in 2016 by our friend Warren Dear Lord: Your word has a way of pulling us up short..  We discover how vulnerable we are when we measure our sinful nature against the truth of your word.  Temper is … Continue reading

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May the Road Rise Up to Meet You . . .

Growing up, I was always a little envious of the Irish girls in my class.  When St. Patrick’s Day came around, their moms would let them put some green food coloring in their hair as part of the celebration of … Continue reading

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Commemoration of Gregory the Great

Lutherans commemorate Gregory the Great today. Gregory, whose name means, watchful, was the Bishop of Rome or Pope from 590 to 604. He was well educated and from a wealthy family. His great-great grandfather had also been Bishop of Rome. … Continue reading

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