It Was An International Event.

    In Ocrober of 2005 we had our biggest barbeque yet. People came from all over America and the world. Represented from out of the country were Canada, Denmark， England and Scotland. People were also there from Arizona,Stylishplus,California, Rhode Island and New York. i drove down to Bob's on the evening of Thursday, October 6th to be there on Friday so i could pick up Paul and Glynis, a couple arriving from England.Already there were Neil and sandy from Canada, susey from England, Jean from Scotland and Ron and Lili from Rhode Island.  ...

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Do They Drink That Much Water In Las Vegas?

    My next destination would be Las Vegas, Nevada, about four hours to the northwest of Flagstaff. i had to drive across the Hoover Dam on my way .The first time 1 had driven across the dam was while i was trucking in 1991. Back then the lake's surface level was at 1180 feet above sea level, down almost fifty feet from it's maximum capacity level of 1229 feet. When 1 had crossed the dam again in 2007 it was down another fifty feet at 1130. This time when i drove across the dam the leve1 was down even further， now being at 1112 feet and...

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Why Would You Do This

    Right now you're living large and you're loving it. Life is good and the living is easy. But what if you could live that lovely large life and use less? (And wasn't that a tongle twister?) What if you could scale it back a bit and save a little for later? Wouldn't that be a good thing? Let's find out.     When 1 talk about "saving" things, I'm talking about saving money, effort and resources, for the most part. 0 f course, by saving these things, you are also saving your environment just a little bit as well. You're cutting...

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A New Birth

    1n many ways, the voices of these new and yet so old Catholics can be seen as calling forth a new witness. We see ourselves as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,stylishplus, God's own people" who work to "declare the wonderful deeds of him who called (us) out of darkness into his marvelous light. " Throughout our existence in the United States we were seen as "no people" but tod a African American Catholics affirm that we "are God's people"; once little mercy was given us "but now (we) have received mercy" fronl God...

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HOW TO RAISE MY PKS TO KEEP THE FAITH

    If I were to ask one hundred people to complete the sentence, "Preachers' Kids (PKs) are ," the vast majority would answer, "The worst of all!"     But then, everyone knows PKs (or Vicars' Kids insert your own term here) got that way by playing with the Deacons' Kids.     However, could there be some truth to the stereotype? According to an informal study conducted in Texas, some 80 percent of preachers' kids are no longer connected to the church as adults.     I wouldn't be a good preacher's wife if...

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We are called to hope.

    A life in ministry ultimately calls us to one thing: a hope for a greater glory than current circumstances reveal. I can't think of a higher charge than the invitation to participate in God's good intentions toward His creation. Sarah considered God faithful in His promises toward her, and because of that, she was able to look past the difficult years of childlessn ess and hold the manifestation of God's blessing in her own arms.     "I don't know of any other occupation that my husband could have that would require me to...

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The Pilgrimage Begins

    A tiny silver-haired and round-faced woman greeted her at the door. "Welcome! I'm Katherine Rhodes," she said, extending both her hands. Meg was expecting a flimsy, delicate handshake from the five-foot-nothing spritenot a firm, steadying, two-handed grip. This was a woman of sturdy resolve, like Meg's mother. But unlike Ruth Fowler, who had been determinedly winter Katherine radiated summery warmth. "Are you here for the sacred journey group?" Katherine asked.     "Yes," Meg squeaked. She felt her face flush with color....

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Is dating ever fun?

    Sometimes, yes ... and sometimes, no. Dating seems to be filled with fun, romance, drama, and heartache. I'm thrilled that dating doesn't have to be drama. We as women are usually the one's creating the drama, but we will t alk more about this later on in our study. Romance will also be discussed later, but I will say that ron1ance is often what makes dating happen. It's that "twitterpated feeling" that tells us we are attracted to a guy. What about the fun? Dating can be a lot of fun if this is what you set as an expectation for...

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The Real Thing

                         He's the real Mackay.                        Robert Lewis Stevenson, 1883     We kids watched the clock, waiting for dismissal, while Sister issued her closing announcements. "Tomorrow, after school, a man from the Coca-Cola Company will be on the playground. If you bring a nickel, you can buy a bottle of Coca-Cola. However, your nickel ... " The bell interrupted and she added, "We'll...

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The Second Time Through Is Easier

    My grandpa signed Chris, Brad, and me up for baseball. My grandma hated the idea, because it would cut into our Kingdom Hall time if we had a game or practice or Tuesday or Thursday. I really appreciate my grandpa doing that because I loved baseball. But up until that point, I had never played on an actual team before. We would have to go to a "try out" to see what team we would be picked on. In Oil City, there is only one park with three baseball fields to play on, unlike large cities that I'm guessing have several dozen. There...

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