Recently, I traveled to Washington, DC with my son, Greg, to visit sites that would remind of us of this country’s greatness and past. Our path took us to Gettysburg, to the Capitol area where we were moved by the Lincoln Memorial, the Ford theatre where Lincoln was shot, and the WWII, Korean and Vietnam Memorials. Read more
You got to love college sports fans and their passion. Have you ever been part of the home team chant, “We’ve got spirit…how about you?” and then fans point fingers at the opponent’s grandstand ….. and then it comes right back at you from their side. The challenges escalate with each round Read more
I can really be impatient at times. How about you? Recently, I was late to a meeting and coming off the freeway on ramp, I was confronted by a construction backup, three lanes to two. I am in a hurry, and some wise guy comes up the right side of Read more
Have you ever been overpowered by circumstances? My last blog spoke about Elijah being overpowered by just the threat of circumstances caused by Jezebel. Moses sent a scout group to scope out the Promised Land before taking the people in. The scouts brought back reports of lushness and potential except Read more
Granite Falls High School competed with two cars in the Houston Shell Oil EcoMarathon. The activity and excitement watching 7-800 wanna be engineers over a 100 cars tuning engines and tinkering with their machines as they readied for the track. These innovative machines motor around the 1 mile track in groups of 15. Read more
In my March 22 blog I detailed the effort by Granite Falls High School in preparing two cars to compete in Houston, TX in the Shell Oil EcoMarathon. Mentioned was a documentary that Shell was preparing about 2 of the competing universities and our favorite, the Granite Falls Eco Auto Team. The Read more
I am heading to Houston as a volunteer with the Granite Falls High School Eco Marathon Team competing April 3-7. This is year 4 for me serving as the “encouragement” coach, administrative manager and “gofer” (parts, food, Tylenol). What a blessing for me to work with these students, most are Read more
How are you at 6:30 on a Sat. morning? My granddaughter (age 10) and I were recently making breakfast with church members for 30 homeless men staying in the Congregations for the Homeless (CFH) shelter in a local Lutheran Church. She was cooking pancakes, talking and laughing with the men and Read more
Here is the picture of Peter, Taylor and her Mom at the finish line of the Las Vegas Marathon. What an inspiring story to those who observed Peter pushing Taylor through 25 mph winds, Taylor singing songs and Peter with a smile on his face. Taylor, afflicted with cerebral palsy, Read more
The Granite Falls High School Tiger Teams have arrived in Houston. A group of 21 including 10 students, technical volunteers and chaperones had a great flight from Seattle. Today at 8 a.m. the two cars driven here by a father of one of the team will be unloaded with check Read more