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I am a “C”

I am a C I am a C-H I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N and I have C-H-R-I-S-T in my H-E-A-R-T….. You know how it goes. My daughter learned this song At Procter Camp one Summer. On the hour and a half drive home I was made to sing this song over and over until I gotContinue reading “I am a “C””

The Ice Cream Man

(Poetry Month – Week Five) The Ice Cream Man Kinda short kinda stocky thick, dark hair with natural wave rather than curl. My dad always said Jesus was probably built more like him than those pictures you see hanging at Sunday school. He was Greek. He knew some Greek. He even knew people in Greece-relatives.Continue reading “The Ice Cream Man”

Frank

(Poetry Month – Week Four) Frank Drunk Sincere Low life Determined Stupid Enthusiastic Lazy Sweet smile Dirty Loving Scary Kind brown eyes Sober Finally I met Frank when I was working as the bookkeeper at the Church of the Ascension in Middletown, Ohio. Frank led an organized yet somewhat rogue AA group. I was atContinue reading “Frank”

Over

(Poetry Month – Week Three) Over As darkness falls, the anticipation builds. The sound cracks in your ears. The boom echoes in your chest. The light flashes and sparkles and shocks your eyes. The ash sprinkles down onto your hair. The fireworks are over. My parent’s private party, The Pig Roast, was held on LaborContinue reading “Over”

The Fog is Here Again

(Poetry Month – Week Two) The fog is here again. You never know when it is coming. You never know how long it will stay, or how much of it there will be. Sometimes it is more mist than fog. Mist you can see through, but everything is fuzzy around the edges. Fog stops yourContinue reading “The Fog is Here Again”

Camp Grandma – Day Seven

Seven days! Wow! Camp Grandma spring 2026 is in the books! The director is exhausted but it’s a joyful exhaustion. To summarize: Camp started on March 30th. Usually, mom is off on Wednesday and dad is off on Thursday but mom, being the boss, had two employees off and had to work on her dayContinue reading “Camp Grandma – Day Seven”

Camp Grandma – Day Six

Happy Easter!!! The (crazy?) director decided to add a day to camp. At least an evening. After all the festivities today, the director got a hotel room at a hotel with a pool. The campers arrived at the hotel and immediately changed into their swimming suits and off to the pool it was! They playedContinue reading “Camp Grandma – Day Six”

Camp Grandma – Day Five

As mentioned yesterday, Camp Grandma took a trip to Middletown, Ohio to visit Triple Moon Coffee Company-one of the best coffee shops ever! The campers got chocolate milk-not as fancy as expected because it was busy, but delicious nonetheless. Grilled cheese to eat was a no-brainer. The stretch factor on the cheese was phenomenal! TheContinue reading “Camp Grandma – Day Five”

Camp Grandma – Day Four

This camp director is tired! No matter-Moving on… Today was another kind of laid back day and only the younger camper was here. The older camper turned nine in March and today his aunt had the day off so she spent it with him in Columbus doing all kinds of cool aunt things. Meanwhile, backContinue reading “Camp Grandma – Day Four”

I’m Glad I Came

(Poetry Month – Week One) I’m Glad I Came I came So they could see your face in mine. So they could see your smile in mine. And I, in turn, could see you in new faces and in new smiles. I came So I could hear your voice in the wind. So I couldContinue reading “I’m Glad I Came”