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Discovering New Space Through Forgiveness

Image titled "Whitby Abbey: Archway" by Craig M. Booth. To see his Flickr photostream, click on the image.

“I don’t care what you say!  We didn’t participate in your program and we’re not paying for this campout!”

I felt my face flush hot at the angry words of the man breaking camp beneath the tall [...]

Stories From Unemployment 2

Image titled "Grand Canyon backpack" by Kevindooley. Click on image to see more of his work.

It’s now a little over three weeks since the layoff.  The past week has been very busy and challenging, but also extremely rewarding.  One of the things this experience has taught me is that the rest of your [...]

What You Expect Is What You Get

The program exists for the scouts.

It was our annual fall camporee this past weekend, and I’m pleased to report that it went well.  Actually, to be more correct, I should say the boy scouts and adult leaders that I talked to feel the camporee was an improvement over previous years’ events, but that opinion isn’t [...]

Prayers For Our Eagle Scout

Eagle picture courtesy eaglescoutuse.com

Our son Brett just received his Eagle rank from the Boy Scouts in a very nice ceremony held this past Saturday.  For his Eagle project, he organized the writing and printing of a trail guide for the Flint Ridge State Memorial, documenting the history and significance of the site to the Native [...]