Finishing the Portland MARATHON 10-10-10 is all about endurance, not perfection, like life and faith

I finished it, but looking at my time,  it seemed  like I  barely finished. I just did not get close to my goal. In fact, my finish time was 15 minutes slower than my first Portland Marathon, which was 11 years ago, and 45 minutes slower than last year.   At first I...

Reading work at Oregon State Penitentiary, in lieu of September’s Writers Connection meeting

This month’s Rolling Hills Writers Connection fourth Thursday of the month meeting will be a writing outreach event at the Oregon State Penitentiary, Thursday Sept. 23. We will be carpooling together, leaving at 4:30 p.m.  from the church, and participants need to get...

Adventure with Kids – Summer 2010 – Week 3- Trout Lake – Missions Camp at Jonah Ministries

How about Huckleberry Milkshakes to start off the Week 3 Adventure at Trout Lake, Washington. By the rushing creek. With the breathtaking view of Mt. Adams in the background.Before going off to Missions Camp at Jonah Ministries, where the focus is on the ultimate...

Matt Mikalatos, a Vancouver-based Christian author, creates ‘Imaginary Jesus’ – My Oregonian newspaper story

(Originally published in print edition of The Oregonian, O! Sunday section, June 6, 2010 Oregonian O! Story on Matt Mikalatos) (Photo: Arkasha Stevenson, The Oregonian)(Photo: Matt Mikalatos, author of “Imaginary Jesus,” has his hands (and shoulders) full with...

Part 2 – Where’s a Police Officer to Get a Cup of Coffee? – and Why I write

When I blogged about the experience I had at a local café in Portland where my daughter and I were having a quiet conversation with a Portland Police officer before we were interrupted by the café owner, who asked the police officer to leave, I never dreamed that the...

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