Nov 20, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
“There goes the bus!” Like the bell in a firehouse, that announcement ignited an instant response in the Grubb household: cereal spoons were flung aside, bowls became drinking glasses, combs assaulted cowlicks and loose-leaf papers were shuffled into duct-taped,...
Nov 13, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I just had a great visit with my mother, who will soon be 93 years old. Unfortunately, her faculties decline with each passing day. She sleeps continually and is very hard of hearing. For the past several months, she jumps and quivers as though frightened when I touch...
Nov 6, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Apples. All I needed was apples – Honeycrisp apples, to be exact, crunchy and sweet as candy. It was a rare afternoon when I had a few minutes to spare and no one tagging along while I ran into Kroger on the east side of town to pick up a few apples. Just apples. But...
Oct 30, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Slurred speech, like a comedian impersonating a drunk, wafted through the open window into the bedroom where Marilyn and I lay sound asleep. I peered into the darkness to make sense of the curious conversation coming from my in-law’s driveway next door. I could barely...
Oct 26, 2011 | Blog Post, Events, Good News
Crank up your crock pots on Saturday, October 29 at 6:30 PM for an OSU Tailgate Party and Chili Cook-Off at Life Church! We’ll have a big bonfire and cheer as the Buckeyes beat Wisconsin on the big screen! Please call (740) 235-4525 to RSVP and let us know if you’ll...
Oct 23, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Whenever it rains (and I believe there is a connection here), a puddle gathers near the pool table in our basement and forms a stream that happily meanders under the treadmill, past the game table and toward the refrigerator. I was hoping to see the salmon run this...
Oct 16, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I just had another one of those drive-thru experiences! I hope you’ve had one yourself. You know the one, where the cashier says, “Your order was paid by the person in front of you. Have a nice day!” This feels like hitting the lottery! When the cashier’s words sank...
Oct 9, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
When I was kid, the only bathroom in our house was an afterthought tucked under the back porch in the corner of the basement. Like a fall-out shelter, it was constructed entirely of concrete. The concrete tub was molded into the floor, its pockmarked paint giving it...
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Oct 2, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
His life was simple, but it wasn’t easy. It began on the cusp of the Depression along French Creek, deep in the hollers of West Virginia, a land whose beauty belies the harsh realities of mountain living. Nine siblings made for lots of playmates but little extra for...
