I zipped through heavy traffic rushing to Smyrna for the first available appointment to renew my passport. When I arrived I checked the time, it was 6 minutes before the requested “arrive 15 minutes before your appointment”, but six people before me waited for one post office clerk. At the window a loud customer was […]

In 2008, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church changed our membership vows adding the word “witness” to the membership pledge 10 young adults will take today. We promise that we will faithfully uphold our congregation with “our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and our witness!” (resourceumc.org-witness) The idea of Christian witnessing makes a lot […]

One February maybe 20 years ago, we pulled our little pop-up camper to Disney World’s Fort Wilderness, the cleanest campground on earth. Around Christmas, I began digesting the 528 page The Unofficial Guide to Disney World With Kids guidebook. I reread sections and highlighted pages with Post-it notes.  We executed the plan; waking up early, […]

After Dad’s funeral and the church lunch, Dad’s younger brother David washed Mom’s dusty wine glasses and suggested we have a round of toasting to honor my father.  So as the grandchildren played in the front yard, we pulled dining room chairs into mom’s living room and each of us shared a few reflections on […]