This week, the people of the United States remembered the horrific events of what has come to be known simply as 9/11. The year happened to be 2001, but nobody needs to add that as 9/11 is sufficient for those…
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When we moved to Carmel in 1982, one of the first things we did was to join the Carmel Racquet Club. I had already been in the area since Labor Day and Janet moved down with our three children on…
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Many of you know that eight to ten years ago, I decided to take up grilling and smoking as a hobby. Granted, it wasn’t my first rodeo. I’ve always been intrigued by cooking over an open fire and those long…
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… and came… and came… This past week has seen some of the most brutal rain that has ever fallen in Indiana. We have been on the national news and it is clear that we have had more water come…
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On August 16, 1960, Doug and I became older brothers to Ken, the third and youngest child of our parents. I remember the day that Mom and Dad brought him home from the hospital to settle in with the rest…
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Janet and I grew up in Chicago. There is a saying there that if you don’t like the weather, just stay put. It will change in the next five minutes. And you know what? There is quite a bit of…
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I recently had lunch with my cousin, who is several years older than I am. We have done ministry work together for twenty five years or more. Dave has had his concentration in the field of financial stewardship and I…
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My mother was a wonderful cook, perhaps chef would be an even more fitting description of her skills. She had attended world class cooking schools and I was the beneficiary of much of her education. My childhood was filled with…
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Our dog Eva drinks from a water bowl that we keep in the laundry room next to her food bowl. It is elevated a little off the floor as we learned years ago that dogs can develop problems in their…
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