Category Archives: Obstacles

What will replace the self checkouts?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

Yesterday was a tough decision about cancelling church.  Last week we had one consolidated worship at 11.  This week, after the plowing left a wet parking lot and with the temperature plummeting throughout the day which would have left the … Continue reading →

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Joy when we need it most

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Someone recently told me they decided against having a Christmas party they had been thinking about having.  They said because of some health problems in the family, nobody felt like they had the “Christmas Spirit”.  People get discouraged or depressed … Continue reading →

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Fighting unknown battles

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

How do you like the award winning picture I drew of a turkey?  I was competing against about a dozen others and mine was deemed the best.  I know exactly what you are thinking.  You are not impressed.  You are … Continue reading →

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Hanging in there

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

The other day I was walking across our yard and among the dead leaves and sticks that serve as relics of past life (and hope of future life) poking through the leaves, I saw one little lone plant standing proudly … Continue reading →

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Still standing after the hurricane

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

While checking the weather today and realizing there will probably be a heavy frost tonight, I saw a video about a house that is standing along the water in Mexico Beach, Florida.  It stands alone along the water after Hurricane … Continue reading →

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Our limited perspective

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

I was at the hospital early this morning and I had just walked through a set of doors by hitting the metal square on the wall.  Once my business there was finished, I hit the button to go back through … Continue reading →

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Nothing to be afraid of

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

This morning I was trying to figure out why bees were getting into a certain fluorescent light at the church.  I was looking between the drop ceiling and the roof above it.  And I just about freaked out when I … Continue reading →

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