As I sit and contemplate on a mid July morning, the 4th is past, and now we look forward to Labor Day, then Thanksgiving will be coming. Of course the Olympics will be coming soon. I can’t believe how fast time matches by. We don’t really appreciate the hot weather, but it is so much better than zero degree weather, and I don’t look forward to winter.
I enjoyed the article by Miss Penny and all of the writing in West Bend News. I probably recognize 100 hymns which I could sing, and am familiar with the Haratio Spafford story. I tried to pick out my favorite hymn, but found that impossible, because another always pops up. I enjoy all types of music, although I don’t know anything about it. I am amazed how the words and notes go together, and you can tell a story in a few sentences. Nearly all of the country singers of the past sang hymns and had a Christian background, and got started singing in church. Check out Elvis or Alan Jackson.
I must give tribute to my wife who played piano and organ in church since grade school. One of the grace of our day Kim Collingsworth. Suddenly I have an urge to watch an episode of Little House on the Prairie.
Thinking about some of the greatest religious singers and men like George Beverly Shea. I’ll need to check him out on the phone. A neat place to visit would be the Billy Sunday museum at Winona Lake, and his cottage with its beautiful grounds. While there, check out the Biblical Gardens and the beautiful town of Warsaw, Indiana. Mrs Google says it’s 1 hour and 11 minutes from Antwerp, just a nice distance for a one-day trip, and take a swim in Center Lake, or Winona Lake.
It is amazing how Center Lake is just a couple blocks from the courthouse. One of my favorite places, is DeVries calendar Garden at New Paris, Indiana. Next time I’ll talk about the greatest train songs of all time, The Wreck of Casey jones, or the wreck of Old 97. Let’s just enjoy the remainder of the summer. See you at Hocking Hills.
—James Neuhouser
