Minister Of Mocha

Sometimes my encounters leave a tiny residue in my memory, sometimes the impression is greater. I can remember being frustrated in college because I could not seem to force the Russian language into my brain no matter how much I tried, then other things that had little to no importance would leave an indelible mark…

I am driving and dictating as this blog gets written today. It feels like I spend a lot of time on the road. I guess that’s because I do. There are only a few roads that lead out of our remote desert town. So you might think there aren’t many places to go. Wrong!!! Sometimes…

It’s a holiday today. The office is fairly quiet with the exception of the people setting the stage for the upcoming play in the auditorium. I’m loading video into the computer and it’s a perfect time for random thoughts. If they’re in my head, they might as well be in the blog, so here ya…

I watched videos online this week as one of my friends streamed from the U2 concert (that they DIDN’T take me to!) at the Rose Bowl. I’ve always loved the song “One”. OK, slight shift…One of my Friday Night Regulars was gone this week. They were visiting a facility in LA that meets the needs…

You may have noticed that this was not published at the normal 9am Monday time. I have what I consider to be a pretty good reason: Disneyland! My youngest grandson and his folks took Grammy to Disneyland for Mother’s Day and I decided to tag along. It’s what you do… So yesterday instead of looking…

If I would have known last week the things I know now I might have done some things differently. That could be a theme for my life. I don’t know exactly what I would do differently, I just KNOW that I wouldn’t want to do last week the same. Over the course of the life…

Saturday I was blessed to be taken to see the Dodgers play the Phillies at Blue Heaven on Earth (aka Dodger Stadium). I love baseball and especially the Dodgers, so I jumped at the opportunity. Before my buddy Don and I hopped in the car and headed down the road for our day of adventure…

Rain in Portland. Weird, right?!? Tomorrow is get away day for us so today is our last full play day in the Rose City. We were supposed to be hitting the links this morning but once again the weather has changed our plans. The same thing happened on Saturday with our hike along the coast.…

I am writing this from the table of my wonderful friends in Portland. On the airplane this morning the flight attendant was making her way through the cabin before we landed and she asked if there was anything I wanted to get rid of… my thought: always! But not everything. It can be so tempting…

I had the privilege of hearing my friend Mark preach this weekend. As he was speaking my mind began painting a picture. I’m sure I can’t do it justice, but hopefully you will be able to get my drift here. I saw myself standing in a large open area. The ground was dirt and I…