Minister Of Mocha

Yesterday was a l-o-n-g day for my mother and my youngest daughter’s family. They had just finished a Disney cruise together and were set to fly back to the West Coast from Orlando. They were going to different destinations, but everyone had a similar flight time. My girl got tickets with an early departure so…

On Thursday we had the local family over for Thanksgiving dinner. My daughter’s family joined my mother at our house. Being 90, and a bit “kooky”, we are never quite certain what my mother might talk about. She began by saying that she had lost a button from the cuff of her fancy jumpsuit. We…

I’ve been doing prison ministry for several years now. It’s one of the most rewarding parts of my ministry. When we are on the inside we do a lot of different activities, but one of the things we always do, every class we teach, is worship. We don’t always have access to the fancy instruments…

I watched a college football game this weekend. There’s nothing really unusual about that, in and of itself, but this was a renewal of an old rivalry between “My” Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks. For decades, literally my entire lifetime, this was a classic match up. Then as college football grew in prowess and…

We have lots of holidays where we are encouraged to remember something. Perhaps it’s a President, perhaps an event. Today we are encouraged to remember and honor veterans here in the USA. In other places around the world (especially British Commonwealth countries) it is called Remembrance Day. It marks the end of the first World…

This morning Your MoM is just a wee bit jet lagged. After arriving back in the mainland at 11:30 in the evening on Saturday, we proceeded to have a slow deplaning episode which saw us arriving on the curb outside of Bradley International Terminal at around 12:30 in the morning. Follow that up with a…

We’ve been staying in a jungle for the past week. It’s gorgeous, especially if you live in a desert. There’s just so much green and living plants! There’s also bugs, which I could do without. The humidity isn’t awesome. But wow, the birds and frogs at night…it’s just fantastic. Aside from those differences between jungle…

I’m trying something new right now. Well, “trying” might be closer to the truth. I was recently listening to a podcast and someone said that they listen to Beethoven for ten minutes each morning because it helps to organize their mind. I could use a little Marie Kondo action in the ol’ brain unit. I…

I made a trip to visit my youngest daughter and her family this weekend. The main purpose of the trip was to help paint their house, but of course seeing three grandkids doesn’t hurt one little bit! Early on in the trip the baby was sitting on my lap and I felt the reassuring warmth…