As Denise reminds us every time we see her, there are only 27 days left until Ranch Camp begins. In June the first 50 or so campers of the season will tumble out of cars, vans, and buses, ready for a week of fun, friends, and activities. Ranch Camp doesn’t get the respect it deserves.…
The Little Church That Could II
Sunday Kelly, Sterling, Jerry and I went to Fr. David Hoster’s last sermon at St. George’s Episcopal in Austin. There was a reception afterwards, and we hoped to see lots of friends from the old days. We were not disappointed. There were beloved faces not seen for years, and a slide show of the fall…
Still Life
Waiting for the carpet cleaners to arrive, I was shuffling through boxes of photos and albums in our home office in Benedict House. Naturally, I got distracted and soon was flipping through mementos of our former lives. Dang! We were a pretty darned good-looking pair back in the day, despite eyeglasses the size of pie pans and…
The Little Church That Could
Got a letter from David Hoster, rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Austin, announcing his retirement in May after 20 years of serving “the little church that could.” David’s been at St. George’s just a little longer than Jerry and I have been building Down Home Ranch, and that’s no coincidence, because St. George’s birthed the…