Minister Of Mocha

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…

It’s usually nice to be appreciated. I hesitate to use the word “always” because you tend to get into trouble with such superlatives, but honestly, I can’t really think of a time where feeling appreciated was bad for me. This past week I got an invitation from my daughter to come up and do some…

I’m headed off to golf with a buddy today. It’s been some time since we’ve done this, but I’m up for it. I’ve been golfing with this particular friend for decades now. He was one of the first people I went out with. That was in the mid 1980’s. So yeah, we’ve been doing this…

They say the proof is in the pudding. Don’t get me wrong, I love pudding and I love proof, but this isn’t a Reece’s peanut butter cup kind of thing where you blend them and get great results. But I digress…This past week my first author’s proof arrived at my house. An author’s proof is…

I was watching a football game this weekend. It was the start of the NFL season, so I am actually talking about American football this time. I came home from church and turned on the TV to watch my Steelers playing at the Atlanta Falcons stadium. I don’t have anything in particular against the Falcons.…

Sometimes we cry because we are hurting. We get sad. The world comes at us all at once. We suffer a loss. It can be for any number of things. I cried this weekend. But I wasn’t sad. What happened was that we went to go see the band Switchfoot. During the show, Jon Foreman…

With the college football and NFL seasons both right around the corner you might think this week’s title is in reference to a touchdown, but it isn’t. My family and I work word puzzles everyday. Mostly it’s me and Mrs. MoM, but the kids jump in as well. Most of your puzzles are on the…