There aren’t a lot of advantages to having a pig sty for a car- but here’s one. . . when you clean it out from top to bottom, you get a nice little bonus. Or at least that’s how it works with me. I have been known to go through a drive-thru or two in
Kathy and I spent a lovely day and evening in Madison with Dad and Sonja, Nathan, plus Randi, Matt, Aiden, Anna and Kaj who were there from Decorah. It means a fairly full house and a generous amount of energetic chaos which descends on the place, but Sonja and Dad don’t seem to mind a
Christmas dinner at Dad and Sonja’s was pretty splendid- with a standing rib roast that actually was a gift from Steve, via Omaha Steaks, plus delicious mashed potatoes, carrots, and wonderful Scandinavian cookies. (It just now occurred to me that there was no lefse, which might be a first for a Berg Christmas, but the
It’s not exactly the most high-tech computer problem of all time, but it still had to be rectified: the letter “k” on our keyboard has come loose, and when we need to be writing about knock-kneed kangaroos in Kickapoo, Kentucky we need to have the letter “k” working properly. So Kathy made an appointment for
One happy addition to our household this year was a new Christmas tree, although it joined us under less than idyllic circumstances. Our previous tree had served us well for the past seven years or so- but stringing it with lights every year was becoming more and more frustrating, because we had adopted the Martha
Kathy took this amazing photograph during tonight’s Christmas Eve service from the back row of the balcony, from her place in the choir, looking at me with the sanctuary behind me. The church is quite dark, so I think it must have been towards the beginning of the service, perhaps when we were singing “Jesus
His name is Carl Storck - a 50-year-old with Down’s Syndrome who belongs to Holy Communion. Carl is one of our ushers and does a pretty good job with that - and once in a great while he prevails on me to let him sing a solo for church. He even serves as lector from
Most of you aren’t going to know the name “pulipit rock” but if you happen to be from Decorah, you’ll recognize the name of one of the most famous landmarks in the area - which also served nicely as name of the contemporary Christian music program on Luther’s radio station, KWLC. It is the title
I was right - today’s little caroling expedition was exactly what the doctor ordered, and for all of us it was a time to enjoy one other’s company and to reflect on what this season is all about. Our merry little band, which has been doing this basically every year for over a decade (I
Today is the shortest day of the whole year- and I’m pretty sure it feels like the longest day as well, at least for me, because I’m not feeling all that well and all I’ve felt like doing today is sleep. I was especially draggy at the radio station, where my last task before dragging
