Rolling Towards Change
Jeff Gowen is a man who will bear no foolishness, regardless of the source. Even if that source is something blameless, like unseasonably cool weather. The Texan cursed the biting winds coming off the lake on this morning which had yet to reach 50 degrees. His lips curled into a wry smile which bordered on […]
Adventure Awaits
She introduced herself by saying, “my name is Kelly. I am on an adventure.” I noticed her the moment she entered the lobby. She moved through the room, her eyes wide with admiration, and her attention fixed to the mural on the ceiling. I watched her with a knowing smile; I understand what it feels […]
Shy Girl with a Mighty Pen
Last week the lobby was filled with clusters of women from all over the country, in town to attend the 68th Women’s International Convention of the Church of God. The gaggles, clad in brilliantly colored summer dresses, brightened the air with happy chatter as they came and went to various events during the convention that […]
The Golden Year: Fifty Years of Friendship
The ladies of Mount Hope Lutheran Church have been meeting together as a book group for 50 years. When the women first gathered in 1968, they were young mothers who spent their days wrangling little ones and managing their households, but once a month, they set aside a bit of time to do something special, […]
Shaken or Stirred- Bruce Spann can handle both
Every nine minutes someone in the US dies from a blood cancer. Bruce Spann is working to slash that number. His efforts to eradicate blood cancer have him working on his cocktail shaker skills and brushing up on drink recipes, because soon he’ll tie on a bartender’s apron for his June 4 stint as a […]
New Chapter: The Eleventh Narrator Begins
I approach my very first blog post as the eleventh Pfister Narrator with a potent mix of over-the-top enthusiasm and not an insignificant amount of nervousness. I am honored to follow in the footsteps of ten outstanding Narrators and excited to offer my voice to the collection of artifacts which document the events of The […]
