It happened…I shaved. For those who know hockey you will understand that at this time of year that is not a good thing or a happy occasion. Traditionally you don’t shave during the NHL playoffs. I was working on my Playoff Beard. It had reached that “Gee That 10th Grade Kid Should Shave That Embarrassing…

I was reading a friend’s blog (ordinarypastorswife.com) and it got me thinking about how things can sometimes gradually get out of control. Not many of us get overweight at one meal, it happens over time. Not many of us get into financial hardship because of one bad purchase, it tends to happen over time. Not…

To say that I haven’t had my head in the game lately is not much of a stretch. I’ve had a lot of things that have built up in the corners of my life that eventually created a blockage in my joy. Like most things in life it can be difficult to nail down just…

I just spent my weekend meeting my future son-in-law. It was a great weekend and if you would have asked me to predict this ten years ago, I simply would not have done it. Fifteen years ago I was “living the dream”. I had a great job and a wonderful blended family with my second…

I apologize for being a day late. If it helps at all, I’m also at least a dollar short! After a busy Easter week Pastor gave us the day off yesterday so I went hiking with the grandsons. That still didn’t keep me from thinking though… Have you ever had a peach? I just LOVE…

Every Monday it’s the same thing…”What do I write about?” As I look back on the week I find that I am a pretty busy person. So glancing back on the week I try to decide what adventure or experience is worthy of sharing with you, dear reader. Today it’s Kings hockey. This weekend my…

Wow, last week was really rough. I started feeling drained on Thursday and by Friday morning I was completely wiped out. Not sure if it was the flu or just a close facsimile, but whatever it was had me down for the count! I dragged myself through the day and even forced an abbreviated lesson…

“What did you do this weekend Paul?” you ask? I went to NASCAR in Las Vegas, that’s what I did! For those of you who are unfamiliar, NASCAR is where they drive cars really fast and turn left a lot. Boring? Sometimes, but there is still a lot of excitement in seeing those cars fly…

So I just completed my final act of Birthday Week 2016. My “virtual” daughter and son-in-law Ari and Ross took me to Magic Mountain. (Before you freak out, there’s no biology there, she just seems like a replica of me, but 20+ years younger) I LOVE roller coasters and I hadn’t been there in over…

If you know me at all, you are probably aware of how much I ADORE birthdays. Today is my day! I’ve been looking forward to it all year. My co-workers and family threw me a surprise karaoke party at church yesterday afternoon. This morning I had coffee with a couple of good pals. It’s been…