We made it to the city league championship game. We were in the ‘away’ dug out in Hatten Park Stadium. This park was built back in the thirties during the depression. It is HUGE! 470′ to dead center. My grandpa worked on it for one…
When We Were Lions: Ch. 1 A Coach by any other name....... is still a Coach
I would like to honor my Little League Baseball, Middle School Football and Freshman Wrestling, coach. Coach Dean Peterson. After my Mom and Dad, Coach Peterson was the most influential person in my life. Because of him I have a very high regard for coaches…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: Depressions Epilogue "The Conclusion of the Matter.."
God has a perfectly timed delivery. Stan Laurel did too. And Johnny Carson, although Johnny said he just copied Stan. Stan must have copied God. Dean Martin was the last great straight man that I know of, and that requires impeccable timing. I thought I…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: Depression 5 Depression is Real... But So Is God!
And He did! And there it was, a yellow caution barricade light, blinking slowly, it would come on for a few seconds at a time then go off for even longer. Blinking so slowly, I thought I had imagined it. I stopped, blinked my eye’s…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: Depression 4 The Utter Blackness of the Pit of My Despair
Then it happened. The same pattern. The same loss of control. Thinking I was in control. Thinking everything was OK. But with a near miss of a physical altercation I left. As I had come to do over the years, I started walking. I can…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: Depression 3 Charles H. Spurgeon and Me
I felt hemmed in at times on my little path, but my path did broaden out, maybe not my horizons, but my path broadened and led to marriage, kid’s and God himself. My depression came along for the ride and although it wasn’t driving anymore…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: Depression 2 Depression: The Plan and The Other Voice
“There’s one.” The highway I was on, a two lane main artery running east and west across the state. Went right through the town where my girlfriends apartment was located. The plan was to yank the car to the left under the tires and end…
The Emerging Man Chronicles : Depression 1 Depression Described: It's Real
The path of my life. To me it seemed just that. A path, in the woods, a small and narrow way with bends, low hanging limbs, raspberry thorns and confusing snowmobile trail signs. I never really was aware of it until I came to know…
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing…” To Honor My Wife
My wife Trish and I have been married just over twenty five years as of this writing. Today we are preparing for Christmas 2016 and God is calling to my mind two memories I have of my wife that make me proud of her. Did…
Train Your Dog Too Consistent Persistence and Routine
Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men… and sheepdogs. That first year was spent with me going slow and learning about sheepdog training and spending time with Gibson on obedience training. I always wanted a dog you could take for a walk and…