Ever since the jet stream turned course and started sending Canadian high pressure over the border into Minnesota, the relentless tornado sirens have seemingly been more quiet, the humidity has lifted for a couple weeks and Lisa and I have found ourselves coasting into late summer gear.
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Coasting into late summer
Posted in Family, Minnesota, Uncategorized, Weather, tagged cessna 180, Family, Minnesota, momentary relief, pilot friend, Summer, tornado sirens on August 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Honoring Our Parents
Posted in Faith, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Transformation, Uncategorized, tagged 5th Commandment, Ten Commandments on June 6, 2011 | 9 Comments »
The weekend was capped with a beautiful memorial service for my grandmother at the Arboretum in Brainerd, Minnesota. This truly was a weekend where God brought home the message of the 5th commandment, “Honor your father and your mother as the Lord your God commands you that your life may be long and it may go well for you in the place he gives to you.”
Resurrection Day!
Posted in Faith, Family, Minnesota, Weather, tagged Easter, Jesus, Nat King Cole, Penumbra, Resurrection Day, Yeshua on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Does your soul cry for justice? Does your very identity cry out for a personal, approachable and close relationship to God?
If you have asked any of those questions, then remember the words of Jeremiah 29:13:
“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.”
What I Learned from Jell-o Pretzel Salad
Posted in Cooking, Family, Food, tagged cooking, Family, Holidays, Jell-O Pretzel Salad, Side Dishes, Tradition on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For many years I then brought the pretzel salad to family gatherings. It entered the realm of tradition. Since then I’ve pushed the envelope more, trying out new dishes here and there.
Dangers of Isolation
Posted in Faith, Family, Spiritual Transformation, Writing, tagged Advent, Christmas, Eldredge, Matthew 11:28, New Year, Obama, President, Wild at Heart on December 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
12 Random Things I’m Thankful For
Posted in Faith, Family, Friendship, Marriage, Relationships, Spiritual Transformation, tagged gratitude, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving on November 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Boring” days. You know, the kind where you experience no accidents, no terribly bad news, no particular relational challenges, no pain…
Autumn Inspiration – SeptOber
Posted in Family, Friends, Outdoors, Relationships, Restaurants, tagged autumn, demolition, fall, Gophers, inspiration, Tim Allen, Tony Dungy on October 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The time spent with family and friends was worth more. And the friends and family were thankful that I was there. In the end, I got to be the vehicle that God used to bless somebody.
Block E Minneapolis – identity crises
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Food, Friends, tagged Alatus, Block E, Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Target Field, Twins on August 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What would entice YOU to eagerly plunk your hard-earned dough downtown on Block E? What would you want before a game or before a show at one of the live theatres?
Brent and Lisa
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