Serve   When we think of service to our fellow man, we often find the thought daunting... I don't have the ability to dig a well or to run into a burning building or to risk my life to save another. But that is the extreme. Service to others begins with much simpler acts. If we start... Continue Reading →

Surprise I've come to expect that Valerie, Tony, and I are all sneaking around looking for that perfect unique photo to capture the word for the day. I was not, however, expecting this little guy to be joining the mix... SURPRISE. (The bigger surprise, however, is probably the fact that I managed to make it... Continue Reading →

Story Each of us has a story. Each of us has something unique to say. But our story begins not with ourselves, but our history. While we strive to write our own plots and settings. We must remember that the story is framed by family.

Truth When it comes to Montgomery County swimming (both MCSL and HS athletics), the results of any given event is held in the hands of 18 individuals (3 per lane). It does not matter what everyone else (including the ref and the trained officials) sees as the finish order.  These 18 untrained volunteers literally hold... Continue Reading →

Ultimate Ultimate = "best of the best" Homemade gifts may not be perfectly shaped, or perfectly colored, or perfectly uniform. But homemade gifts contain something no machine can muster—the giving of self for loved family and friends. These simple lollipops give twice.  They bring together the family that makes them and they strengthen the ties between... Continue Reading →

Place It is so often difficult to find our place in this hustle and bustle world in which we live. Is our home "our place?" Is where we work "our place?" Is where we shop "our place?" Or, is it "our place" to make "our place" to be wherever we are at the moment?  

Peace As we rapidly approach Christmas (only one week away now), the pressures of the season mount. We must take some time to stop, take a breath, and look at the simple joys and beauties that come with this season. And with that breath... peace.

Generosity Today's image is dedicated to one of the most generous men I have been blessed to know. One of the things I remember most of him is the obvious joy it brought him to give of his time and of himself to children. We will miss you Butch as long as we live.

Healing   Today's theme had me stumped.  I thought about setting up some items from the medicine cabinet for a strange first-aid still life.  But that seemed rather desperate and contrived.  I thought about taking a picture of one of the scars on my body.  But that seemed rather morbid and kinda gross.  And like... Continue Reading →

Presence   I am glad that last week I chose not to use the communion table as my subject material for the the table theme. As a species, humans would appear to be unique in the value we place on symbolism and ritual.  One of the most poignant of all our Christian rituals is the... Continue Reading →