Rejoice
Rejoice because of the Lord, even in the midst of the storm. It does not mean that we do not care about our problems, instead, we are strengthened to face them so that God can open the ways and lift us up. Psalm 37:4-5
Category: Life
Coffee Mugs through the Years
Over my working career I’ve had a lot of coffee mugs. some came and went, some hung around, some were collected. The collection ends up in a a box , stored away for who knows what. I still buy more and more coffee mugs from trips like to Maui, Frank Lloyd Wright, Route 66, and Read More …
Grandkids and Kleenex
Last night as we’re watching TV downstairs, Shirley asks me to pass her a Kleenex. Quite a normal request and there is normally one or two Kleenex boxes on the tables where we sit in the basement. We look around and there are none to be found. Not a problem, Shirley gets another box from Read More …
Paper Bag Princess with the Grandsons
Today we took all four Grandsons to the PTE performance of Robert Munch’s Paper Bag Princess. The boys were dropped off by the parents at Portage Place and once they were all together they were having so much fun with each other that we almost didn’t exist, except for corralling them to go in the Read More …
iphone Photos Year in review, the short version
Courtesy of Apple, this showed up in my Photo app feed and is a pretty good representation of 2019, at least all the things that were iPhone photos or videos, which covers a lot of ground. You may notice a lot of Grandkids, just sayin’
Thought for today
www.bible.com/bible/116/pro.13.3.nlt Actually, most days…. “Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.” Proverbs 13:3 NLT
2019 – What was it about?
A year of recovery. An unexpected additional time of lake life. Connecting with family, near and far. Making memories with the Grandkids Learning new things. Working on me. Still searching for the retirement groove, but making progress. Travel adventures Photo review videos – short & long
Award
Out of the blue, and quite unexpectedly I received an award this morning at the FOG AGM (Fast Old Guys cycling club Anual General Meeting) The award is for “Focused On Goals, in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in road cycling”. The club recognized my cycling in 2018 as I went through cancer and chemotherapy, mainly Read More …
Problems
Worry is worshiping your problems but, prayer is surrendering your problems.