Minister Of Mocha

Life is a lot like a road trip: You’ve got the miles before you until they become the miles behind you. I’ve done my fair share of road trips this year. Who knew that a pandemic would provide the right avenue and backdrop for such exploits, but this year I’ve taken two major road trips…

Sometimes things change…no wait, things always change. If we can’t be ready to accept change, we need to be ready to accept frustration. At my church we are undergoing some change as we’ve recently offered our Sr. Pastor position to a new pastor. I have the honor of getting to fly out to Houston this…

Saturday was crazy. My soccer team won a HUGE match against a much better team which sent us to the FA Cup Final in a couple of weeks. I got a podcast recorded. Things were great, until they weren’t. I decided to follow my successes with some work in the newly redecorated office. We had…

A couple of weeks ago we took our grandsons hiking. It was an arduous task for some of us and I was pretty sure that the youngest was going to “swear off” hiking forever. Guess what? We’re going hiking again today! Yes, he wants to go back with us. Now, keep in mind that today’s…

I got up before the rooster this morning. My mom’s car had a safety recall so I drove her to the nearest dealer to have them take a look. The nearest dealer is about 90 miles from us so the 7 am appointment meant an early departure from Ridgecrest, and also from my slumber. As…

How often have I said “I can’t…”? Probably way more than even I think! This weekend we had a lot of time with “I can’t” when we took our grandsons hiking in the Sierras. Our oldest grandson is a kid with boundless energy. His younger brother is a bit more laid back. These character traits…

My grandson recently discovered Snap Chat. He’s 5. They have crazy effects. That should tell you most of what you need to know! He loves to make funny faces and send them to Papa, because “Papa is funny”. It’s good to have a “thing” and with Luc, my “thing” is being funny. Now he wants…

I did something new yesterday: I made some barbecue sauce for the first time. My friend Dan makes his own sauce and on our last night at his house he wanted to have me make some of my own. It sounded like fun, so I was all in. Dan had me start with his base…

This morning has me thinking about the time it takes for change to happen. In my own recovery it took years to get me to where I am. That being said, I also need to add that I most certainly have not arrived as yet! As I read the morning headlines I see a mountain…

I’ve felt this way for years, but this week has really reenforced it: family does not need DNA. Let me explain. We are still traveling and in the past 3 days we’ve been with three different parts of our family. We spent a few days in Utah with our youngest daughter and her family. It…