Stories From Unemployment 2

It’s now a little over three weeks since the layoff.  The past week has been very busy and challenging, but also extremely rewarding.  One of the things this experience has taught me is that the rest of your life doesn’t end just because you lose your job.
For instance, our boy scout troop has a backpacking [...]

What You Expect Is What You Get

It was our annual fall camporee this past weekend, and I’m pleased to report that it went well.  Actually, to be more correct, I should say the boy scouts and adult leaders that I talked to feel the camporee was an improvement over previous years’ events, but that opinion isn’t universally accepted.  Here’s what I mean:
For [...]

Prayers For Our Eagle Scout

Our son Brett just received his Eagle rank from the Boy Scouts in a very nice ceremony held this past Saturday.  For his Eagle project, he organized the writing and printing of a trail guide for the Flint Ridge State Memorial, documenting the history and significance of the site to the Native Americans and the early [...]