Trails
Our lives had become unmanageable
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program that helps people struggling with addiction. While drugs, alcohol, and pornography are the usual addictions that come to mind it is common to find people hurting in numerous ways. As I have stated many times in other writings I feel there is a battle of good and evil being raged …
Forest Park, Portland, OR
If you are into running or trail hiking Forest Park, located in the northwest corner of Portland Oregon is the place to be. With over 5,100 acres it is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. There are approximately 80 miles of trails, some paved roads like this one and other small …
Cold Night at Joshua Tree National Park
Erik and I have tent camped several times as we traveled across the western U.S. which has been a real treat for both of us. We had a good family friend who was retired from the military and an avid outdoorsman who introduced us to hiking and camping. I am indebted to him in getting …
The Legend
Our son ran in the “Nike Nationals Cross Country Meet” as a senior in high school and we were so impressed with Nike “rolling out the red carpet” for the high school athletes and giving us a tour of their corporate headquarters and also allowing us to meet a few of their top professional distance …
Denton, TX
Denton is a hip, vibrant college town north of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and home to The University of North Texas and Texas Women’s University. Although it has grown into a large city you don’t have to travel too far to suddenly find yourself going back in time to it’s rural heritage. Annette and I had …
Texas Hill Country Wines
Annette and I don’t pretend to be wine connoisseurs but we do enjoy a good glass of wine now and then. We were excited about a short trip we made to the Texas Hill Country recently but didn’t know what to expect when trying some of the local vineyards. My last taste of Texas wines …