Jan and I have been on the receiving end of Christmas caroling only twice. While we were at OVU, a group of student carolers unexpectedly showed up at our door during finals week. While they expected and received the customary hot chocolate and treats that were typical of their regular visits to our home, what we …
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Upset
The newscasters say that a certain element of our society is upset. They are upset because the President-elect has chosen a certain Christian religious leader to pray at his inauguration. They are upset because this religious leader has taken moral positions contrary to their understandings and lifestyle. I am tempted to become upset because they …
Pronounced Victorious
I just came from the hospital and a brief visit in the Grimes’ home. Ray passed away this afternoon, about 45 minutes after Jan and I arrived at the hospital. We were blessed to be there with a faithful family able to rejoice that Ray was getting his wish to escape the hurt he was …
Project Heaven
I came back from Honduras with a sore throat and cough which worsened through the week. Slowed me down considerably, even though I found enough office time to do what absolutely had to be done (obviously, not blogging!). My visit to the doctor yesterday yielded antibiotics and cough suppressants which should do the trick and …
Baxter Institute
Tomorrow I leave for a few days in Honduras. The primary reasons for my trip is to attend the annual board meeting of the Amicus Association (overseeing the work at Baxter Institute and the James Moody Adams Clinic), and to attend Baxter graduation. Along the way, many other things (mostly unexpected) occur. Dreams are formulated, …