We’re headed out to The Most Wonderful Place on Earth tomorrow. I’m not sure we’ll do a lot of Disney stuff, actually—it’s a crazy busy time of year there, and we’re really there to visit family, including my new nephew who’s not so new anymore.
We’ve decided to make the radical decision to drive at night, […]

I really want to be better about updating this blog. This is my journal, scrapbook, “baby” book and personal memory bank all rolled into one, and it bothers me that with all the writing I seem to do these days that I’m not more diligent about recording basic everyday stuff. I do a lot of […]

Reverse chronological order:
Our steep street is still not plowed, but if our van gets a running start at the bottom of the hill, we can get up it. So C and I will have a girl day together–haircuts, lunch, gift delivery and other elfin tasks. Say a prayer for R, who will be testing the […]

What’s the best change you made to the place you live?
That would have to be the dining room turned art room. I actually preached about it last weekend in a sermon on (of all things) repentance. Here’s what I said:
We made a small change this year to our house that has made a huge difference. […]

The best place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook?
I have a lot of coffee places I like to hole up in, but this is my most significant new place at the moment:

BTW, I think this is the first time I’ve appeared in a photo on RM. The rectangle on […]

Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you?

Without a doubt the biggest challenge was walking with the Tiny Church family through the illness and then death of their 8 year old son… with […]

Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?

2009 was not my best year in this area. It started badly, with a good dozen or so writing assignments due in the first few months […]

Workshop or conference. Was there a conference or workshop you attended that was especially beneficial? Where was it? What did you learn?

In January I led a workshop at Mondo Presbyterian Educators’ Conference in God’s Country. The schedule allowed me to take two workshops during my off times, and I resolved to take one “frivolous” one. […]

Night out. Did you have a night out with friends or a loved one that rocked your world? Who was there? What was the highlight of the night? 

Unfortunately no, unless there’s something I’m not recalling at the moment, which kinda suggests that it didn’t “rock my world.” Eddie from Ohio at the Birchmere was a whole […]

Book. What book - fiction or non - touched you? Where were you when you read it? Have you bought and given away multiple copies?
Without a doubt that would have to be BBT’s An Altar in the World. I haven’t given away multiple copies, but I know at least two congregations that are going to […]

Share the best restaurant experience you had this year. Who was there? What made it amazing? What taste stands out in your mind? source

That is a tough one, mainly because we have some amazing restaurants here, so it’s hard to pick just one. Here are a few memories that come to mind:
- Mike’s American Grill […]

Just read about a blog challenge in which people reflect on the best of 2009—a different topic each day of December. Can’t say I’ll be any more regular about this than I was about National Blog Posting Month, but here goes.

December 1: My Best Trip of 2009
There were some good ones this year—family trip to […]