Its been a while since I’ve had to write the famous “back to school” essay – complete with picture. So I thought I’d let you know what I discovered on our end of summer getaway.Since Big John was traveling so much this summer we weren’t able to take a family vacation together until Labor Day weekend. In Georgia this means that the boys were already back in school, so we pulled them…

For a long time I followed the advice that sounded quite good. “Stay under the radar”. Apparently if you stay under the radar, you won’t get asked to do those pesky tasks that no one else wants to do. You’ll never be asked to chair the “committee for the statistical analysis of people who use social networking who may or may not be interested in church, social justice, or low-carb diets.” Sounded…

I was about to hand someone their “sign” the other day when I heard them say they didn’t understand the term “inclement weather.” To me its pretty straight forward: if my favorite TV program is interrupted to tell me about the weather, it is inclement. Then they said something that made me go “hmmmm.” They said, “Weather is weather. Sometimes it rains. Sometimes its sunny. Other times is crisp. Then again it…

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” The time of your life when you begin an exciting but possibly stressful adventure – the new job. In my case I’ve got double the excitement and double the stress. I’m the lucky one to be newly appointed to two churches as an Associate Pastor of Family Ministries. I split my time between them during the week and alternate Sundays.…

I’m not very good at good byes. I usually come across as cold and distant so that I don’t let others see the “ugly cry.” I can’t help it. I don’t like good byes. I understand their purpose and I would never want to leave without saying one but I’ve always had the feeling that a good bye is never really a good bye. I always leave feeling like I’ll see that…