Christmas 2019

Christmas 2019

Susan and I are really enjoying life together after my “graduation into retirement” in June 2018. We certainly had a full year in 2018, including Bill and Carl’s ski adventure in the Alps and many other family adventures closer to home, but this year might be...
FMHF Conference

FMHF Conference

Susan and I just came back from helping lead a weekend retreat on “Serving God Through the Stages of Our Lives” sponsored by the Free Methodist Healthcare Fellowship for their 2019 National Conference. The event was held on September 20-22 at the Essenhaus Inn and...
Vancouver Island!

Vancouver Island!

We had a wonderful visit earlier this month with Gail and Dick and their family and friends out on Vancouver Island. We crossed the border at Niagara Falls, drove to Toronto, and stayed overnight there before boarding our non-stop flight to Nanaimo the next day. The...
Andover 57th

Andover 57th

It’s hard to believe how fast the time flies by. Fifty-seven years ago the Class of ’62 at Andover graduated! Susan joined me for our Reunion on August 14-16 in Saratoga Springs relatively nearby in eastern New York for a delightful weekend with old...
Indian Lake

Indian Lake

Every year for almost a decade now Susan and I have been taking an extended summer weekend to go canoe camping in the Adirondacks, often with our oldest granddaughter, Zoya, joining us. This year she was busy, so it was a “honeymoon” getaway for us. We...
2019 CCHF Conference

2019 CCHF Conference

Theme: “Interwoven” Early this spring I was privileged to be able to lead two workshops and be recorded in a Podcast Interview at this year’s Christian Community Health Fellowship National Conference from March 28-30 in Cincinnati, Ohio. We left snow in Rochester and...
Adirondack color

Adirondack color

There’s something amazing about living in a part of the world that has four distinct seasons, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. We love each one! But sometimes we thing Fall with its colors and smells is the most special (until we get to the next season…)....
Williamsburg

Williamsburg

During the winter as we approached my “graduation into retirement” we recognized that I still had significant vacation time “in the bank” that needed to be used before July 1. Arrangements were made so that Susan and I could take an extended...
2018 CCHF Conference

2018 CCHF Conference

Theme: “Risen and Awake” This spring I was privileged again to be able to lead two workshops at the 2018 Christian Community Health Fellowship National Conference from April 19-21 in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there, Susan and I were able to stay with our son Nathan and...
Zermatt

Zermatt

I’ve always enjoyed skiing ever since I was a youth in upstate New York when we would go as a family to Snow Ridge in nearby Turin, NY, fasten our “bear trap” bindings, and hit the slopes. Since then, skiing has been part of my winter life that...