It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019 and Top Ten Books of 2019, I’m following the pattern that I established last year, turning my attention to hikes that I’ve been privileged to enjoy in … Continue reading
As we come up on the end of a decade, it’s natural to look back and see how much has happened in the last ten years. With this particular decade that’s drawing to a close, it’s become popular — especially … Continue reading
There are cultural curiosities everywhere. If you’re looking for them. Today on the Buckeye Trail, I noticed the mailboxes on Rapids Road, in the rural area of Geauga County. They’re all near the road, for easy delivery by U.S. Postal … Continue reading
A week ago, we picked Elliot up from a visit to the College of Wooster. After returning from Wooster, the first significant winter storm of the season rolled through Northeast Ohio. It dumped about three inches of snow in our … Continue reading
We recently completed the process of shooting Elliot’s senior portraits, and we’re thrilled with how they all turned out. Our friend Jana was the photographer, but hiring her for the job wasn’t just a case of nepotism. She’s a legitimate … Continue reading
I consider it a point of pride that I’ve hiked “every trail” in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (you’ll see why I put some of those words in quotation marks, shortly). Seriously though, I made a quest of it for … Continue reading
I love a good quest. One of my earliest quests was to set foot in every building on the campus of Bowling Green State University. A little later, I decided to eat at every dining establishment in the city of … Continue reading
Our household sent two teenagers to the Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School Homecoming Dance last night: sophomore Olivia and senior Elliot. Olivia went with a group of friends (and friends of friends). They had a hard time getting everyone on … Continue reading
H2O Kent’s Fall Retreat was this weekend. We worshipped together with music and biblical teaching, of course. But also with quiet time for individual reflection… And a riverside Baptism celebration… And casual conversation in the Dining Hall… And team competition … Continue reading
The sun is setting on Elliot’s years of involvement with the soccer program at Kent Roosevelt High School. I know this language suggests I’m waxing poetic and sentimental and perhaps a bit clichéd. But he played his last home game … Continue reading