When we celebrated Wayne’s 50th birthday last year on November 7, his brother Chuck wrote on the picture mat, “right behind you.” Since Wayne and Chuck were only 13 months apart, December 6, 2009, would be Chuck’s turn to celebrate turning 50. We won’t have one of the Kiger classic birthday shots with the honoree’s […]
Angel on the Loose
This year, the parishioners at Holy Comforter collaborated on an Advent devotional, with submissions from various parishioners for each day of Advent. “Angel on the Loose” is my contribution for 2009. Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.Psalm 149:3 Our annual Christmas Pageant at […]
Going Home
Our family had been collectively dreading November 19 this year. It would be the one year anniversary of Wayne’s brother Chuck’s death. As the day approached, baby Griffin Charles (Chuck’s grandson) relieved his mother of her stress over a potential due date of 11/19 by being born four weeks early on 11/16. Little did we […]
Another Channel at 11:35 p.m.
I often find that a particular decision I need to make percolates so far under the surface of my conscious brain that I am surprised to find the decision made, lodging itself in my consciousness fully formed and with no “mulling over” needed. That’s how my goal of running a 5K in less than 30 […]
AOC
I don’t know what “AOC” stands for. When I googled the term, I came up with 90 possibilities. For today’s blog, I can safely rule out “Australian Olympic Committee,” “Age of Conan,” and “Air Operator Certificate” to name a few. I am referring to this: This is a marking that has been on the road […]
Been There, Done That
On Saturday, Tenley and three friends did a car wash to raise money for the Raa Middle School trip to Washington, DC, in May 2010. The car wash was held at Paradise Bar & Grill, which is located at one of Tallahassee’s truly odd intersections. People who wanted to have their car washed, after being […]