Posts from October 2026
Here We Go Again
It’s that time of year when I get all kinds of text messages, and I see all kinds of commercials telling me who I should vote for. Lately, I’ve noticed that the candidates run their ads back to back on television. And, more often than not, they are telling me what’s bad about the other candidate as opposed to telling me what’s good about their candidacy. I recently was in a discussion with another pastor about baptism. We emphasize baptism here at KCC How COVID has affected us
THEY’RE WATCHING (And That’s a Good thing)
I love my job. Seriously! I mean, most days. Ha! The single most rewarding parts of what I get to do here at KCC is working with our youth band. There’s something pretty special about watching a young musician figure something out for the first time. Seeing the lightbulb come on when a chord finally clicks, watching someone find their confidence, or hearing a group of kids start to sound like an actual band instead of five people playing five How COVID has affected us
Don’t Lose Your Hunger
I thought I remembered pretty much everything there was to know about babies. After all, I had already been a mom! But becoming a Mimi has reminded me that even when we’ve done something before, there is always something new to learn. One of the things that surprised me most was my grandson’s hunger. When my babies were little, I had them on a schedule. If it had only been two hours since they had eaten, I might have thought, “You How COVID has affected us
Spirit Week
This Friday night Kalkaska will play its homecoming football game, which means every day leading up to it has been a different ‘spirit week theme’ inside the school. You may ask, “what is spirit week?” Well, it’s a highly anticipated, week-long celebration designed to boost school pride, unity, and student morale. It usually consists of themed dress up days at school, decorated halls, and a pep rally to boost comradery and heighten enthusiasm for the school and football team. For How COVID has affected us