As cliché as it is to take pictures out of a plane window, I still can’t help myself sometimes. I never get over the miracle of the fact that I am flying. Above the clouds. Looking down at the earth.  Held up by the wind and a few complex pieces of engineering.…

Video October is Pastor Appreciation Month and this past Sunday our congregation “appreciated us.” They gave us flowers and generous gifts and then showed a 15-minute video of various members of the congregation saying (embarrassingly) nice things about us. We felt very blessed and very loved–we have such a wonderful church!…

I must say that it is wonderful to be back home after a week away. I had a good flight on Thursday from Orlando although I did leave claw marks on the runway due to my great reluctance to fly away from that sweet baby face!…

Right after lunch today, I will get a plane in Orlando, FL and fly away from people I love—from a grand baby I love.  But the good news is that I am also flying toward people I love, so that makes me feel quite a bit better. And since Nathan is driving me to the airport, I get to spend some one on one time…