Pastor means “shepherd” in Latin, and today my home church in Cando officially has a new pastor. Here he and his wife are, with the shepherd’s staff given to new pastors when they start at a church. It’s my friends Michael and Colleen, who have made their appearance on this blog many times. They have [...]

The local Cenex station has gas pumps set up for after-hours service. Those of us with special cards can pull up, swipe the card, and get gas. These are common in small towns without the 24-hour gas station availability, particularly for Cenex. My friend Erika* pointed out a humorous sign posted near these tanks which [...]

For some reason, dad and I are sitting here watching the videos at the bottom of this page. Whoa. Nothing like seeing a huge Boeing 777 crabbing in almost completely sideways. Or a huge Airbus doing a go-around. After gaping at one particularly scary-looking landing, dad simply said, “That’s not for you or me.” And [...]