Monthly Archives: November 2017

Life goes on until it doesn’t

Posted on November 30, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

In the past seven days I did two funerals.  When a death occurs, a family is rocked, friends and acquaintances pause, and the rest of the world goes on like nothing happened.  As the saying goes, “Life goes on”, even … Continue reading →

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What are you buying?

Posted on November 29, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

Nearly everyone who reads my blog has Facebook.  Many also have Instagram, Twitter, etc.  Some of my friends sell beauty cream, some sell toothpaste, some raise money for their charitable work, some sell time in a batting cage, some sell … Continue reading →

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You can find free wifi here

Posted on November 28, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I love it when people park at the front of the church to connect to the internet.  We have wifi at the church that does not require a password.  I always check when I go to other churches to see … Continue reading →

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An old man lamenting

Posted on November 27, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I first titled today’s blog, “How did we get here?”, but quickly realized it sounded more like “an old man lamenting”.  I hope you might commiserate. By now, we are all familiar with Black Friday, and the latest unofficial holidays: … Continue reading →

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The sun in the window

Posted on November 21, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

This morning I noticed the sun was coming in the window of the church basement door and shining straight down the hall.  It rarely does that.  When I think about the sun, I always have to remind myself that the … Continue reading →

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Looking for chocolate

Posted on November 20, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

For our trunk and treat in October, we asked people to bring in extra candy to be sure none of the vehicles ran out.  When it was over we kept the extra for the shoebox room, the Recovery Resource Center, … Continue reading →

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Fake saints and real sinners

Posted on November 17, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I was in the church kitchen today and I opened the spoon drawers.  There are four silverware drawers: a drawer for forks, one for butter knives, and two for spoons.  The idea for two spoon drawers was to have teaspoons … Continue reading →

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It’s what you do when nobody is watching

Posted on November 16, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

It is a lot easier to eat an order of french fries than exercise on an elliptical machine for 45 minutes. Continue reading →

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You answer for you

Posted on November 15, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

As I took a picture this morning to advertise the TPM Resource Recovery Center and the OCC Shoebox dropoff location both going on today, a memory and a lesson from the Lord popped into my mind.  The memory is when … Continue reading →

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Duping speed detection

Posted on November 14, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

There are rubber hoses going across our local roads here in upper Mineral County.  As a general rule, where there is one line, they are counting vehicles.  When there are two lines, they are checking the speeds of the vehicles.  … Continue reading →

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