This morning we had a few visitors who braved the sleet and snow to visit the Ranch. When we entered the Learning Center Chris, as he often does, approached them clutching his photo album. He proffered the album to a woman in the group, and she asked his name. “Chri-to-pha,” he answered and immediately opened…
Praise and Joy (I think)
Carnival relies on volunteer clergy to hold Sunday services, and none were forthcoming for our cruise, so we decided to have a little service on our own. The group services lady was most accommodating and set us up for Sunday morning at 10:00 in the Neon Bar. It has a piano to accompany our songs.…
TX 21 AL 37: Sweet Defeat, Bitter Victory
January 8, 2010 I’ve decided that every now and then I can do a “hoopdedoodle” (with a nod to John Steinbeck) on the blog and write about things that have little or nothing to do with Down Home Ranch. Like most of Texas last night, Jerry and I settled in to watch the Texas-Alabama game.…