Category Archives: personal

Hunting for a Vehicle (Updated)

I noted previously a prayer request for another vehicle. One of our regular readers asked for a better accounting of how we are doing this. It seems to me I have no reason to keep this so very private if … Continue reading

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Mission Support Stuff

First, I’ve got a prayer request. After struggling with repairing our Jeep, we still have some trouble. It randomly stalls out and won’t restart until some cooling off. I’ve checked with experienced Jeep gurus and it comes down to stuff … Continue reading

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Yes! Means “NO” Part 2

Refer to the previous post on this subject here. So it hasn’t gotten any better. The upper management must have been closely watching. Every time we had a park manager who tried to be close to us residents, they were … Continue reading

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Some Vision

I participate in something that started long before. The dream of returning to a simpler faith without all the added folderol and misguided restrictions has been around since shortly after the last apostle died, around AD 100. The only complication … Continue reading

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Deaf Ethics

I suppose it was never more than some kind of experiment. When I posted my resume on Monster.com, I seriously doubted I’d get any useful response. Out of some 20 contacts, one was genuine, but misguided. The rest were simply … Continue reading

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Quiet Times

I was hoping something interesting would happen during the past few days, but I must have missed it. We got one of those scam calls from someone claiming that our Windows computer was sending out bogus data, or something like … Continue reading

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Two Year Accountability Post

Two years ago I shared with my readers that God had commanded me to take my physical fitness more seriously, but He didn’t reveal any particular reason for it. The primary justification for sharing was accountability. This image (taken today) … Continue reading

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Rasps

I wish I could say it made me smoother, but it seems more like rubbing me raw. We solved our washer problem, settling for a smaller and older used model that is far better designed than the one that died … Continue reading

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Seeking Substance

Pray with me. No, I don’t feel oppressed and harassed. I’m frustrated by a few things in my life, but I don’t see it as the hand of Satan or any of that silliness. The hand of Satan is more … Continue reading

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Another Day in Paradise

First, you need to understand I’m not all upset. I’m a tad disappointed, but it’s part of the background noise of life in this Fallen Realm. Sometime Friday while on my great adventure cycling to the County Courthouse, I must … Continue reading

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