Author: ministerofmocha

  • Fallen

    Today in America we are remembering those who have fallen and made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. No, this isn’t the day we remember and honor our service men and women (that’s Veteran’s Day and it’s in November). This is for the people who have been killed in the defense of our country and…

  • Accents

    This weekend we had a guest speaker at RCA Church. He was a first generation American who had fled Viet Nam with his family as a young child at the fall of Saigon. Listening to his harrowing stories of youth was mesmerizing. He is now a pastor and travels to spread the Word. It was…

  • Carpet!

    So, many of you have probably noticed that I published late this week. It’s due to us getting new carpet in the offices at RCA Church so I’ve been busy moving furniture and stuff. So now I’m listening to the installer scraping the floor to prep of the carpet and typing in a an office…

  • Ring of Truth

    Ring of Truth

    Sooooo….I took a trip to Utah this weekend to cry, I mean to participate in my youngest daughter’s wedding. Weddings are one of those things that people tend to dream about for years. When I showed up on Thursday for the rehearsal it was amazing. She and her fiance had found a beautiful outdoor location…

  • Dancing with Cinderella…

    That’s gonna be me this Friday. My youngest is getting married and for the last time, I’ll be the slightly out of shape guy crying…err, dancing with the bride. I’ve done it before, but this one may be the hardest yet. I’m sentimental and it’ll have the whole “Last Daughter to Get Married” thing happening.…

  • Out

    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…

  • It’s My Fault

    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…

  • Lunch

    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…

  • Addition

    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…

  • The Pits

    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…