We're at the beach, but it's winter, and we are definitely not at a tropical beach; it is on a large body of water, but it's not salt water. Do you know where we are? Here's another clue: It doesn't look like we're going to get a swim today, nor, unfortunately, any time soon. Erosion has a way of …
Everybody loves a teddy bear!
On Christmas Day, our church (Willoughby United Methodist) serves a free turkey and ham dinner with all the extras to anyone in the community who wants to join other people for a delicious holiday dinner. This year it followed our Sunday worship service. We give teddy bears as gifts. We also take bears to give …
CROP walk
Fighting hunger one step at a time! Every year in October our church participates in the annual CROP WALK, sponsored by Church World Service. People of all ages invite their friends and neighbors to sponsor them for the walk and the money collected is distributed where it is needed to fight hunger in our local …
Keeping busy!
Summer time! The best time of the year for street fairs, art festivals, outdoor markets, and caramel corn. Recently I was given the opportunity to spend all day Saturday at our local arts festival as a volunteer photographer. I had a great time. Those pictures, some of them, are what I want to share in …
Annual Art Festival
Vacation Bible School, which I wrote about in my last post, ended last night with a celebration and presentation for the parents and grandparents. It was a week full of fun and an opportunity for the children to learn about God's love through stories, songs, and crafts. I enjoyed my second time as "official VBS photographer," but …
Walking in the “Relay for Life”
Today was the annual Relay for Life event in Western Lake County. A group from our church, calling themselves Team B.A.R.B., has been a presence at Relay for 10 years in honor of their friend Barb who lost her battle to cancer before she was 50 years old. The goal of the many teams who participate in …
Repurposing a community’s school
The term repurposing has become an accepted way of describing the process of recycling or finding a new use for something that is outdated, worn out, or useless in its current state or condition. That is exactly what happened to McKinley Elementary School when it became too old and the repairs too costly to make …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 