My thoughts and observations of what is and what should be
Ordinary Extra - May 30, 2023. Field of Flags. Today was one of those days where the structure is in place, the schedule is accurate, and the necessary piece is the person hitting all the steps along the way. Not hard, but requiring perseverance. You know, just keep putting one foot in front of the other kind of a day. Continue Reading...
March 09, 2023 - NHIAA Hockey Finals 2023. Did the Semifinals play out the way you thought they would? Overtimes and upsets! What a week! Check out the updated NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets. Continue Reading...
March 08, 2023 - NHIAA Hockey Final Four 2023. Check out the NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets. Continue Reading...
February 28, 2023 - NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets 2023. It's the final day of February, 2023. The snow is falling, and it feels more like hockey season today, than it has for a lot of this crazy winter. I believe the first game of the Ice Hockey Tournaments starts tonight in Girls Ice Hockey. Check out the Brackets. Continue Reading...
14 Songs of Christmas - (1) O Holy Night "O night when Christ was born". The ultimate reason for celebration. "Truly He taught us to love one another, His law is love and His gospel is peace". God sent His own Son to pay the price, in full, for our sins. The greatest gift. Continue Reading...
14 Songs of Christmas - (2) Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 December 1999. I hear a Christmas song like no other on WAAF, 107.3 out of Boston. I call the station to find out what the song was and who played it. It's Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the song is Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24. I have been hooked ever since. Continue Reading...
14 Songs of Christmas - (3) Little Drummer Boy. I am a poor boy too. I have no gift to bring. That is fit to give our King. So, I will do my best for Him. Oh, to get a smile from the King, now that would be a thing. Lord, at thy birth. Reverence, respect. So, to honor Him. That is how I see the Little Drummer Boy. Continue Reading...
14 Songs of Christmas - (4) Silent Night. I honestly do believe that the world would be a much better place if we all experienced a lot more silent nights. Nights that are distraction free, and absent of our insane modern day schedules. Nights full of reverence, reflection, pondering, fun, but not entertainment, and allowing the creative mind to work like it did when we were kids. Or at least Continue Reading...
14 Songs of Christmas - (5) Away In A Manger. Humble beginnings. Place of birth does not define your future, but it may enhance it. Often times the greatest leaders don't wander too far from the very common. The humble. The meek. "Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay, Close by me forever, And love me I pray". Continue Reading...