I have come to admit to myself that I need to lose weight. I think I am in a position in my life where I can really dedicate time and energy to do it, the right way.
I have looked around and I have not seen any “Biggest Loser” type competitions. For those who know me [...]
Posts under ‘Upstate New York’
Feb 15
Biggest Loser: Clergy Edition
Nov 17
My Verse
A few weeks ago I was at the Upstate New York Synod “Welcoming Event” at Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center. It was a time for all the pastors new to the synod to get together and meet the synod staff and the Bishop and one another. It was a time for us to hear the expectations [...]
Jun 18
Vermont
It is nice to be back in Vermont for awhile. There is a calmness about Vermont that is unlike anywhere I have been since I left. People here still have the “east coast attitude” that you need to be going 100 miles an hour but there is a laidbackness to life at the same time. [...]
Jun 07
No Time
I don’t have much time to blog right now. I have to leave for my next shift at the resturant in about an hour. I have not had internet all week. My wife and I were in Philadelphia packing up our apartment and putting 98% of our wordly possesions in a 10×15 storage locker. My [...]
Apr 09
Trip to Upstate NY
This past weekend we took a trip to the area where our possible first call is going to be. It was pretty exciting. It made this process more real to me. To be able to see the church in which I will be serving, to view the town and see the culture was really cool.
Before [...]
Mar 21
Half Naked
“My daughter does not recognize you unless you are half naked.”
This comment may seem inappropriate outside of the context in which it was said. As many of you know I teach swimming lessons at the local YMCA. I have been doing it a little over a year. It has been an opportunity for me to [...]
