Tonight I had the pleasure to step in to cover for our troop's sick scoutmaster. At the end of each meeting, the scoutmaster gives a short "inspirational" talk to the scouts—the scoutmaster minute.  Tonight, I chose to talk about the essence of the scouting spirit (the apparition of scouting?). I shared that for over 3... Continue Reading →

Today is Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday.  We change the candle from the penitence of purple to the joy of rose. The wait is almost over. Light will soon be here!  The Light no darkness can overcome. In the political climate we find ourselves this Advent/Christmas season, this is something we all need to hear—today, tomorrow, and... Continue Reading →

Life has been hectic this Advent season.  Things are way behind schedule.  This is the second time I have had to grab my photo a day late.  On this one, I knew what I wanted to do well before the day.  But, I had to wait until we began this batch of Christmas cards.  Plan... Continue Reading →

OK... this list is getting ridiculous... I did my research and still am not quite sure who San Juan Diego is exactly or why we should consider his life during Advent. So, if the list is going to get ridiculous, so am I.  There is a tie here, but be warned: it's terribly punny.  

Here are just some of the mothers in my life.

Love is an interesting word.  It means so many different things to so many different people in so many different ways. As we walk through the season of Advent, however, we are asked to remember that love is more than an emotion.  It is a verb.  It is what we do for others. In this case,... Continue Reading →

Thought I'd be a little whimsical today! This is actually a sequence of 6 individual photos that I overlayed on top of one another. Enjoy!

"Truth... What is that?" - Pontius Pilate "Do you want the truth?  Yes, I want the truth.  You can't handle the truth!!!" - dialog from A Few Good Men "Truth will only make you unpopular." - Wolfgang Borchert "Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain't so." - Mark... Continue Reading →

After 2 days of torment, the photo-a-day list finally smiled on me. Not only was the word (candle) something easy to photograph, not only was a sitting at the table looking at our Advent wreath when I went to look up the word for today, not only was the camera just four steps away, but... Continue Reading →

Come on... Give me a break!   Yes, I used a Catholic photo-a-day list, but as a Lutheran, these last two days have been difficult to get my head around the topic. So, I punted (I promise that I'll get back on track).  Today at Chrysalis (synod high school youth retreat), we did an exercise led... Continue Reading →