One of the classes required for high school graduation was “Fine Arts”. We learned all about different art periods, types of visual arts, classical music…things you’d expect in a “fine arts” kind of class. But there was also an unexpected part of the...

I often find many prayers to have a “canned” feeling, that somehow, although the pray-er does want to pray for those things, they’re thinking about it too much. I came across a prayer tonight in Simply In Season that feels “real”. Maybe because it’s...

As a small non-profit in a low-population county, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marion County (Kansas) does an excellent job of serving community children while being good stewards of the bottom line. Their current fund raiser is a 20-month calendar to...

Jacob and Oliver have spent the past six months preparing for this event, and their attention to detail really showed. This morning was their Debut Premier Performance for a Select Audience. Show time: 3:15 am to 5:45 am. The show featured some of...

Those of you who follow me on Facebook have a decent picture of daily life here. It’s relatively easy to type a quick sentence update a couple of times a day, but it’s much more difficult to formulate a coherent thought for a blog post. I’ve actually...