This week was a “good news, bad news, good news” kind of week. I was supposed to be going to Hawaii next month to visit the grandkids again. That’s good news. Then Friday I got an email saying our flight had been cancelled. Bad news. There was no indication as to why it was cancelled,…

Last week I was planning to leave Portland and make a quick overnight stay at my daughter’s house on the way home. We would get to see our 2.5 year old and our new 6 week old grand kids again. It was great. Then we found out more news: our son in law was planning…

Yesterday was a pretty big day for your MoM. I got my ministerial license at Redemption Church in Oregon City. It was an emotionally and spiritually rewarding experience. There’s a big difference between ordination and licensing. I’m not the “Right Reverend” Minister of Mocha or anything like that. What licensing means is that I have…

They say you don’t want to see how sausage gets made. The idea being that over the years people have been rumored to put some pretty unsavory things into sausage. Yes, even savory sausage! This week I broke the proverbial rule and watched sausage get made. I actually went beyond watching and actually made my…

I’ve been spending some time with my newest grandson this past week. It’s fun because he’s so tiny and cute. You know how babies are. He smiles and coos. He eats and wiggles. He burps and cries. And he poops! We change a lot of diapers here. He is a diaper destroyer. It’s like his…

It’s a big day for your MoM – I’ve got a job interview. Actually, it’s a second interview, following a successful first interview last Thursday. It’s pretty exciting to think about having a “job” job for the first time in many years. I have always been a person who enjoys a job interview. I like…

Being a tech nerd I love to see the new technology that is coming down the road. New phones, new app, software updates…all of that stuff grabs my attention. Something just feels better when it is “next gen”. This past week we had our annual Celebrate Recovery Summit. This year the ministry was celebrating it’s…

I’m fixing to go hiking with my wife. We are headed up into the Sierras to escape the desert heatwave you may have read about. I just went to the same place a week ago with my grandson and nephew. We got wonderful fellowship, gorgeous views, and hail… Now I’m headed off again to see…

We had our annual Blow Up the Parking Lot event last night. For about 15 years we’ve been holding a sober event to give folks a safe place to celebrate Independence Day. We know it’s a day that can trigger addictions so we think it’s important to do. It started with a small propane grill…

I spent Father’s Day with my daughter in Hawaii. They live on the rainy side of the Big Island so we don’t see a lot of stars at night. I love the stars, but I always say that you can’t get a jungle without some rain, so it’s a fair trade off. I took a…