I had a housewarming/birthday shindig on May 23. I made individual invitations for those that were invited. I’d like to share some of them. Willy The Kahlers Nader Sara Shannon The Roberts Family The Hiatts The Howards Jay Jeff and Yin The Gorshes The Baiers Bethany and Rebecca Casy The… Read More »Housewarming Invites
Mark’s April Newsletter. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan April 2009 Daddy Doug and the Boyz… Greetings to all of you, in the love of Christ. The title of this was the name given to a group of Americans who invaded a public school… Read More »Taiwan Times – April 2009 Issue
On April 3, I got a text message as I was driving to work. I dug my phone out of my pocket and was surprised to see that it was a message from James. I read the message: Wow! I thought. It is pretty darn cool to live in a… Read More »State of Enlightenment
I thought I would share a few pictures of the action that is going on in my backyard. I still don’t really know what some/most of this stuff is going to turn out to be, so if you know, don’t be afraid to shout out the answer.
Last Friday was a busy night for me. I spent the beginning of the evening at a Super Secret Session of FNSC. I can’t really tell you what happened there, because it is a secret. After our session concluded in a secret manner I made my way over to Terra’s… Read More »Cardinalidae
I took Wednesday off to go down to Tom Harkin’s office with Jesse to meet with one of Tom Harkin’s assistants to discuss the situation in Uganda. If you are not familiar with what is going on in Uganda, I would suggest you check out a video put together by… Read More »Better than Work
There is an old Oscar Wilde quote that goes, “True friends stab you in the front.” This has and always will be the friendship philosophy of Christopher D. Bennett. But there is a better quote by a different writer that best encapsulates what happened to me on a morning a… Read More »Life, Partly
Happy Birthday Mr. Faust! To view a few more images of Mr. Faust, click on the link below. Corey Faust
Last night my church had a fairly unique service. A woman from Jews for Jesus came and gave a presentation on the traditional Jewish Passover feast. She explained the meaning of each cup, prayer, tradition and food item. The presentation was interactive, so we sampled many of the foods. Most… Read More »Prayer, Reflection, Horseradish & Jumpshot
Sometimes you think you know a guy and then something comes out of his mouth that makes you wonder if you know that guy at all. I had one of those moments on Monday night. I was hosting an NCAA Championship game watch when a commercial for Hardee’s came on.… Read More »Doing a Brother a Solid
Too much walkin’, shoes worn thinToo much trippin’ and my soul’s worn thinTime to catch a ride it leaves todayHer name is what it means I’d say that there is a fair chance that when the Stone Temple Pilots recorded the song Big Empty, they were not thinking about how… Read More »Big Empty
Mark’s March Newsletter. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan March 2009 Exciting News! Greetings to everyone. I would like to open this newsletter by informing everybody that I have decided to extend my service in Taiwan for another year. After much prayerful consideration, I… Read More »Taiwan Times – March 2009 Issue
On Saturday, Jason and I got the garage opener put on the garage door. This makes parking in the garage a lot easier. This was a good thing, because when I looked out my back door on Sunday after I got home from church I saw the following: IMAGE LOST… Read More »Saturday’s Accomplishment
In case you didn’t look through your Ames Tribune on Saturday, I would like to draw you attention to an advertisement. I can say that I gave a small bit of help with this advertisement and if you still haven’t switched over from the evil corporate soap monopolies to a… Read More »Saturday Ames Tribune
The following transpired on March 27. Shannon and I went to see the Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour at Stephens Auditorium. The show consisted of an all-star lineup of current Blue Note musicians playing the songs of some of their greatest composers. One of the performers in the Blue… Read More »Friday Night Jazz Club
Last Wednesday night after I celebrated the arrival of spring, I went to with Sara to her parent’s house to take a ride in their new electric car. The thing about their electric car is that it isn’t some boring new electric car like the Volt. This electric car is… Read More »Junck Family Farm Adventure
I went to the ISU Surplus Sale on Wednesday with Vest, Frank and Jesse. When we walked in the door I saw a song that I badly wanted. PHOTO LOST Unfortunately the sign was not for sale and the machine it was attached to was $3000. A bit more than… Read More »A Sign I Want
On March 19, I got a simple 3 word text message from Shannon in Florida: “I got it.” The “it” that she “got” was a Horiuchi Memorial Award for being an outstanding State Program Manager for the Iowa Jaycees. PHOTO LOST Contributed Photo AKA I wasn’t in Florida Although admittedly… Read More »Another One for the Awards Wall
Mark’s February newsletter. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan February 2009 Christian Support Here at Concordia Middle School, I teach Bible class for 7th and 8th graders, and like any classroom it has both rewarding and challenging aspects. On one hand, it is a… Read More »Taiwan Times – February 2009 Issue
It would be best for all of us if you read this like I posted it on March 15. Happy Birthday Carla! Sadly, it is something like 50 years since this picture was taken and Carla still steadfastly holds to the mantra put forth by her t-shirt. Also. Sadly. My… Read More »Happy Birthday
I have one loyal subscriber that incessantly complains whenever I post too many posts without pictures. He often sends me an email that in essence “boos” me. I usually tell him that he is a big boy now and that he needs to use his words. But I’m quite certain… Read More »Saturday the 14th