Archive for September, 2009
113 or 13 — It’s in God’s Hands
Friday, September 25th, 2009 Walter Breuning of Great Falls, Mont., turned 113 on Monday. He is the world’s oldest man.
Breuning has many memories of life in early-20th-century America. Kerosene lamps for lighting. Having to walk just about anywhere he needed to go. Simple, frugal meals, sometimes of bread crust when times […]
Blowing Smoke
Monday, September 14th, 2009I ran across an ad for an electronic cigarette today. This device and others like it allow users to “smoke” by inhaling a nicotine-laced vapor. The cigarettes are battery-powered and even have a little orange light on the end to create the glow smokers expect with each inhalation. […]
Chain Reaction
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
School is in full swing for our family, and Austin’s discovering that third grade is more complicated than he expected. Several tests and a poster project are in the pipeline already, as well as Spanish lessons.
But Lindsay is coming alongside Austin in a big way. She has […]
Mystery Month
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 So I’m updating my blog, and it dawns on me that an entire month shot by while I wasn’t looking. Here we are in September, and August was a blur.
There was plenty going on. The Assemblies of God held its biennial national conference, General Council, in […]
