So…about that time that I bought a grocery store… Yes. I’m serious. I’m not sure how many parts this story could be. This time in my life holds so many great memories and a few bad ones too, so it could be 4 or 5 parts by the time I tell all there is to […]
I’m a hymns guy. I love hymns. It’s not that I don’t like new worship music – it just that many songs don’t have the staying power that hymns do. I’ve always loved this song, which is most often sung at funerals, but I really don’t know why. Everyday life holds many ups and downs
Something I’d like to start doing occasionally is highlighting a favourite song that has some meaning to me, which I will explain in each post. I absolutely love music and it can be a powerful influence in our lives. My playlist is rather diverse, spanning from the 1940s to today from various genres. Rock, Pop,
Reader discretion is advised. If you have little ones who love animals, don’t read them this one! When I was about 8 or 9 my parents bought us a baby goose early in the spring. He was so cute; Yellow and furry when we first got him. Charlie stayed in the barn when he was
One aspect of many a child’s formative years is learning to play an instrument or getting involved in music in some way. Generally speaking, I think it’s a great idea to get kids involved in music as a way to exercise different parts of their brain and develop some culture. From about age 6 or
Ever since I was young I had an entrepreneurial side. I liked to figure out how to make a few dollars doing something…anything…as long as it was legal. 🙂 Jonny the bracelet maker In elementary school, it was friendship bracelets. During that time, everyone else was making braided friendship bracelets out of plastic cord and I
TODAY is my Mom’s Birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom! I started writing this a while ago and as Mom’s Birthday approached, I thought it would be fitting to post it right on the day. It’s always interesting to look back on your life because you see things that you didn’t see before. For me, one of
A few weeks ago we were meeting with old friends, Melissa and Al. You will remember Melissa from the “Are you Jonny?” post I did a while back. Just to clarify – our friendship is old, they’re not old. 🙂 Melissa reminded me of our little “hike” up in Tobermory back in about 2004 or
UPDATE – October 2019. It’s funny how life goes sometimes. When I wrote this post below, I was feeling a little down about life and my mobility issues. We weren’t in a position to purchase a wheelchair at the time and I was discouraged. Then, over the course of several months and a few different,
One of the wonderful things about going to a small church with an active youth group was that there was ALWAYS something going on, on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. Something I remember with fond memories was pond hockey at the Brown’s farm during the winter months. It wasn’t sophisticated. Out behind the barn, there
I have mentioned before that I’m a Christian – a person who follows Jesus. I’d like to tell you how I came to this place in my life where I put my faith in Jesus Christ For me, this is the most important part of my entire life story. Everything else falls under this story
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It seems like an honest question, posed by a waitress when we were somewhere in the Southern U.S. about 10 years ago. We walked into the restaurant and waited to be seated. The waitress came over, greeted Joy (she was standing in front of me) and then asked: “Does HE need a menu?” Apparently, I’m
