Monthly Archives: September 2013

Blessed Assurance

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Boy, do I LOVE this photograph!    It comes from the concert at Holy Communion back in May which commemorated my 25 years as minister of music.  It appears to capture a moment when I was  gazing heavenward as the senior choir fills the sanctuary with glorious sound.   This morning I was very much in this

“Follow my lead …”

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So this is the story of my 8-year-old niece Lorelai’s surprise appearance in my faculty recital this past Sunday.  I suppose the story started at last year’s recital,  when she was delighted to have been mentioned in the original song with which the recital began.  (It was a song that chronicled all of my failings

Out of the Woods

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It may be Friday the 13th,  but I am feeling mighty lucky today-  or maybe a better word is “blessed.”  Here are the biggest reasons in no particular order: * I have a defective gas gauge, which means that my Empty Tank warning light comes on then the tank is still half full - which

Dear Diary

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6:35 a.m. -  I spring out of bed, ten full minutes before my alarm was set to go off.  There’s no better way to begin a day. 7:55 a.m. -  The day’s first adventure.  I put our two dogs outside along with Spark, the corgi who belongs to my cousin Kristian, who stayed overnight with