Author: Chet

Faith, I believe, is well described as the courage to keep becoming (believing a better you is within you) instead of running away or stopping short of ones God given destiny. Most of us choose to stay small and lose hope in the proverbial belly of the beast. Life is hard and filled with horrors … Continue reading Faithfully…

“Being with” in Berlin has been kairos moment upon kairos. Tomorrow we return to America well rested and well filled. Hope your new year is also off to great start. Live hard. Love harder. Much harder…

2024 I moved it. I'm certain you did as well. The older we get the less most of us we move. Not good. In fact, the average American is more or less immobile around the age of 69. We may live much longer, but for the vast majority of it, we're inactive spectators instead of … Continue reading Move it…

When I became a member of the Cannell family back in 1982, they referred to me at work (CompuServe) as "the young lad." Kinda liked that moniker, you know.  The past few weeks have been a wee bit different. After burying Missi's oldest brother a week ago Saturday, it seems everyone wants to remind me … Continue reading Young lad no mo…

We all leave a legacy. The definition of legacy is "something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past." We are all transmitting something as we live. The best transmit what money cannot buy, what is more precious than gold, and what makes others want to put their name on … Continue reading Legacy…

Full gas till you pass.  There is no reference to retirement in The Bible.  We are immortal beings living in physical bodies for seventyish years or so, give or take some decades. God is calling us to an adventure designed to move our very souls. It could be the adventure of raising Cain or building … Continue reading Full gas till you pass…

If you ever plan to spend New Year’s Eve in Berlin here’s your warning. Prepare to not sleep. They shoot fireworks off unabated from about 10pm until nearly 2am. The baby slept through; me, not so much. Up until 3am ish, it’s going to be a slow start to the new year. Here’s wishing you … Continue reading Berlin New Years…

Last weekend we buried Missi's brother (Jim) on a beautiful day. Yesterday, we arrived in Berlin to see our grandbaby Aedán James. Life is poison and wine. Bitter and sweet. Between a laugh and a tear. On and on the cliche's remind us.  As I reflect on the past few weeks and the loss of … Continue reading Whose…