For the last fifteen years we have lived in a condominium. That means we have no yard to speak of. We grow a few things–tomatoes, hot peppers, basil–in containers that sit on a slab of cement. A few years ago we added a pergola, though it is probably not spelled that way, from which we [...]
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Tonight will be a fun night. I was given a Christmas gift to visit a restaurant in downtown Indianapolis by my daughters Nicole and Andrea, and our son-in-law Greg. Well, Nicole and Greg are in town for three days visiting us, so we are all going to use the card tonight. Andrea has invited her [...] I am psyched to let you know that my friends Bill and Verna Weber have joined the CMF staff as Consultants in International Leadership. I met Bill nearly twenty years ago. I was in Indianapolis visiting from Singapore and Bill was in town doing some educational work related to a Lilly grant. We stayed together [...] When I was in Oregon last March I had a workshop at Mayfest, a day-long event for Seniors. Accompanying me was my trusty side-kick, LeRoy Lawson, who had main billing. My workshop focused on trends in missions and how those trends related to seniors wanting to be involved in mission efforts. LeRoy read my notes, offered some suggestions, [...] Birders are aware of something called a Rare Bird Alert, which means exactly that. Birders like to share their ‘finds’ with others, and if a birder sees a bire rare to his or her area, he or she puts out a Rare Bird Alert (RBA). RBA’s can go out to selected friends by telephone. For example, “Hey Joe, [...] Hey, this really looks interesting. It is a conference on justice, with such categories as poverty, HIV/AIDS and much more. Have look at the website. And, the conference is in Bend, Oregon in the winter. Should be a beautiful setting. http://thejusticeconference.com/ Last month in Oregon I met some folks who graciously took me birding. I was looking for several birds to add to my lifelist, and Arden and Sherry were able to help me find those birds. Sherry used an ipod nano with a speaker to play the bird calls which helps to attune the ear [...] |
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