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24 September, 1988 just after midnight and beyond – Updated

Posted: Sunday, February 7th, 2010 @ 11:45 pm in Family & Friends, Life in General, Myself | No Comments »

In September of 1988 I was living in Ft. Madison, Iowa in a rented house with my parents and my sister. I was a few weeks shy of seven years of age. The evening of the 23rd I would go to bed in my bedroom, with its green carpet and fall asleep. A bit after [...]

Glorious morning… and a brief glimpse of what is to come

Posted: Thursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 11:21 am in Blog, Community of Christ, Education, Faith, Belief and related, Family & Friends, Life in General, Myself | No Comments »

I just wanted to share the joy that fills my hear this morning. I left my apartment and was greeted by the brilliant sun and blue sky. As I walked toward my car I looked out upon the lake, and what was just a few days ago largely white with ice except further out, and [...]

Multiples of 10…

Posted: Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 @ 1:30 pm in Building the Peacable Community, Community of Christ, Faith, Belief and related, Family & Friends, Life in General, Myself, Reflections on History, Scriptual Reflections. . . | No Comments »

We humans are crazy creatures. Certain numerical numbers seem to hold significance to us. After so many years we say “wow it’s been x years.”  Often reflecting on multiples of certain numbers. Today I realized that this year 2010CE is filled with some of those for me and my life’s journey. It is also filled [...]