Well my latest project required replacing some soft spots in our camper floor, so last week I decided I better get started because we are going camping tomorrow, after all. I figured, a day to demo and then a day, or just a bit more, to do the repairs. HA HA HA HA HA HA!… Read More »

Well, we have a new family member in the McKnight household… meet Penny. It’s been almost one year to the day since we had to say goodbye to our beloved Molly, and the timing finally seemed right. Penny is just 10 weeks old. She’s a little goober! I mean tiny! It’s been quite a while… Read More »

You all probably know by now that I love the sport of Track and Field. I have been privileged to coach four high school teams and each experience was rewarding and challenging. I love the sport of Track and Field because of the necessary discipline needed to be successful, and also because of the diversity… Read More »

So a couple of weeks ago Lauri and I attended an Amish flower and plant auction. We thought it might be fun. Most of the items sold there were auctioned in larger lots and were just too large for our needs, but Lauri did bid on a lot of three planters and won! I put… Read More »

Well, it’s planting season! About three weeks ago we planted the McKnight family garden and for the most part it has been doing well. I do wish it would rain… but we have remained faithful in watering the garden every day. Actually, the dryness hasn’t been the challenge so far this year… it’s been the… Read More »

Did you ever watch the A TEAM on TV? You know, those military guys wrongly accused of a military crime out doing good in the world. After one of their crazy schemed plans would work and the bad guys were defeated, Hannibal — the team leader — would stick a cigar in his mouth and… Read More »

Well, this past weekend was the NFL draft. The time of the year where every team in the NFL seeks to improve their roster by adding top players from the college ranks. Many teams think, rightfully so or not, that they are just that ONE player away from making a Super Bowl run. Draft weekend… Read More »

Well, it’s that time of the year… Spring planting season! Now as tempting as it might be to plant my garden early, because the weather has been just absolutely beautiful; I have lived in Ohio too long to be fooled into thinking cold weather is gone for the season. “I’m too smart for you Ohio…… Read More »

We live in the age of self-righteous indignation. The age of not only the thought, “I am right and you are wrong,” but the age of, “I am right and you are wrong — how DARE you disagree with me!” Where words like “homophobe” and “supremacist” are pasted upon people like a disgraceful character badge… Read More »

What was it like that first Easter morning for Jesus’ followers? They sure had experienced some wild emotional swings over just a few days. The horror of watching Jesus crucified. The trial had been over so quickly! Luke records of Jesus’ crucifixion, “All those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from… Read More »