There are moments in my life where all I can think is “How did I end up here?” One such moment was a whole bunch of years ago, at a different church, as I was standing approximately 30 feet in the air (it felt like 30,000) on a platform no bigger than my shoes. I was strapped in to a harness, and that harness was attached to a rope, and that rope was being held by one volunteer and three stu…
There’s a Calvin and Hobes comic that comes to mind for me every now and again, but I’m worried about copyright issues so I won’t post it here. In the strip, a few inches of snow has fallen in the front lawn of Calvin’s house. Just outside, the driveway and sidewalk are both cleared, save for a mountain of snow on each blocking any possible pathway. Calvin proudly looks at Hobes, his snow shovel draped …
I think I’ve mentioned about a thousand times, I have a bit of a love for cycling and all that comes with it. This season more than most, I’ve been on the bike quite a bit and have been loving every second of it. I’ve been doing a whole bunch of trail riding, but I’ve also been in more races and bike events than I have in any single season before. It’s been magnificent! Ever since I started cycling, …
So a quick peak behind the scenes for us all: Every month we have to write our Spire articles on the 5th, to be ready for the next month’s release on the first. For instance, to be included in the October issue of the Spire, I would have to turn in a column by September 5th. This is all well and good, but with my failing memory (having twins is hard folks) it is often the case that someone will c…
Every now and again one of the TV dramas that I enjoy watching will feature an individual who was witness to a crime, and needs the protection of the government. These folks change their name, change their hair, leave their old life behind, and move to somewhere like Utah to start a brand new life for themselves. They completely start over. And there have been times in my life that I’ve thought, “…
