Month: October 2012

Mid-Winter 1979...by that point we thought of ourselves as dedicated Christians. Besides our church attendance, we were spending one evening each week with a group of friends studying the Bible, singing, praying and sharing about what God was doing in our lives. Sometimes our mid-week meetings got quite intense. One night, after becoming comfortable with… Continue reading quite intense

Memorial Day, 2005... Retirement, after more than 20 years of teaching in the same school district, is only days away. Dick is worn out, mentally and physically. It's been a rough year! And now he's looking at a complete and total change in his life. After June 8th everything he has known, almost continuously since… Continue reading quite ill

End of January.    Mid 1980s. We were about to take another “leap of faith.” We were moving. Again! This time we were not changing states, or apartments or houses. We were changing churches. We've done that a few times over the years, too. Our church attendance records read like a City Church Directory: German… Continue reading quite a dud

I decided the singles scene was NOT for me during my first separation. And yet, in the early spring of 1978, being single again, I set out to establish a new life. My goal was a life-style that would be both comfortable and safe. I took my time finding a semi-furnished apartment—an apartment I could… Continue reading quite unusual

Post by Richard Lebsock I was a Fine Arts major in college and as part of the process took every art class that was offered. One of the classes that I found very interesting was one on jewelry making. We learned the art of working with sterling silver. All the processes necessary for making fine… Continue reading quite a mark