My $65 Education
This story Jim often told and it was published in a book titled “College Faith 3”. Ed by Ronald Alan Knott. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews univeristy Press. 2006. excerpt by James W mohler. Chair, Christian Ministries Dept. Trinity Int. University, Deerfield IL As a young man just out of high school,I found the cost of…
17 years of Clayton! Play the Man!
Dear Clayton, I want to encourage you on your 17th birthday to “play the man”. When you are surrounded by the Enemy, when you are feeling overwhelmed and fearful, remember that others have been there before you. Joab first said it to his brother in 2 Samuel 10:12 when he took his best men and…
Freeway League Champs!
Clayton’s High School team, The Fullerton Indians, are the Freeway league champs! CIF playoffs start next week! WootWoot!
Janet Marilyn Wheeler 3/14/34 to 12/16/12
We are home from our trip to Arizona to say goodbye to my sweet Aunt. We drove a small U-Haul home today with too much stuff. Sigh! More purging than I wanted for 2013, but it will be good! This is the Eulogy I gave at her service at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Litchfield…
Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!
Today is my parent’s 55th wedding anniversary. First I want to say “lucky” because I won’t have the same rare blessing. Second I want to say “blessed” because their marriage is another visible example of the communion of the Triune God. Third, I want to say my siblings and I are so fortunate for the…
Ode to Jimbo on his 2nd heavenly Birthday
2 years ago I tried to create a eulogy using one of Jim’s favorite stories, but it was just not right at the time. I worked on it for the 2nd anniversary of his death. I have a new appreciation for poets and I still have a broken place in my heart! It is weird…
My biggest fear
One thing I was often fearful of was that I loved Jim too much and so God would take him from me. Then my worst fear came true. I know that is not accurate because I know that is not what God is like. And yet, on really dark days I still wonder if there…
No Longer a Teen!
My beautiful sweet Emily is 20 years young today! There are so many memories and hopes and tears and joy in raising this unique and special gift from God. I often wonder if I did fail to recognize and respect her unique dreams and talents, because I was so focused on the strenuous work of…
“Once Upon a Time – 32 years ago…”
So I am not sure about how to word this: “It is my 32nd Anniversary” or “It would have been my 32nd anniversary”. My “Once Upon a Time” began more than 32 years ago at Biola, in the Symphonic Winds to be precise, and I know that love stories don’t have happy endings because love…
Moving is INTENSE! (get it?! In tents)
Warning: I am just going to ramble awhile to diffuse my frustration and to vent and sort out my thoughts about the weekend I moved Jim’s brother. Last weekend I was reminded of several biblical truths as I spent the weekend hauling up stuff from the bottom of the LA River bed, where Jim’s brother…