Monthly Archives: December 2012

Last night I was treated to a great Christmas meal.  The invitation did come with a bit of a hook.  OK, I volunteered!

Put together a choir and lead a time of entertainment between the two meal sittings. 

Not a problem.  And great fun.

We sang five songs.  Another friend of mine, Laurie Thompson, and I sang two duets.  And the gathered group sang a Christmas carol or two.  There were probably around 100 gathered just to listen.

The choir did a great job.  They are all former choir members.  But being in their 80’s (most of them – we have some in their nineties) their best days of singing are past.  But even at 1/2 speed they provided a great sound and four part harmony.  Not perfection but very enjoyable.

And so, my next opportunity for directing choir falls on December 16th at 6:30 pm when our church program is being run at our local high school auditorium.  The program is free.  The two choirs I have been directing will both be there.  And there is a dessert bar to follow.

If you are around, join us!!

Yes, there was a photo taken of our choir on Sunday night.  Not everyone was able to be there but here is the gang who were able to attend that night.

Yesterday I began to work on a sermon series to begin a few weeks from now.  Although the idea had been running around in my head, writing down a few sentences and seeing where it is going puts a finality to the ideas.

So, off to Luke 1 and 2.  There we encounter various Biblical characters who have to deal with such questions as:  What if?  Now What? and What was that?

The questions are great.  All I have to do now is fill in the rest of the sermon!  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Our block has a tradition over the years of putting a “crown” up somewhere on each property.  Originally they were all located on the rooftops.  As people reshingled, the crowns were lowered, often to the front lawn.

So, this morning I headed out to put my crown on the front lawn.  Thankfully the weather was a little warmer – the task thus a little easier.

I plugged in the timer and lights.  Everything worked.  That’s a definite plus.  No fooling around trying to figure out which bulb to change or which wire to replace.  I just put the crown in place and everything worked.

I also woke up this morning needing to change out one of the light bulbs on my car.  Drove to the local automotive shop, paid less than $10.00 and replaced the bulb in less than a minute.

Now, wouldn’t it be nice if life was always like that!