It’s official

Today The Salvation Army announced that Major Keith Pike will be the next TSBA – that is take my place at our headquarters. While most everyone, I think, knows I am retiring, this really makes it official. I’m 18 months past my expected retirement date and I’ve enjoyed the extra time and helping us get…

To be home

For at least the past decade, we have been somewhere in Canada leading the services for an Easter weekend. So it was a delight to be home this weekend – and what a weekend! The weather was spectacular, our friends came to visit, we had a lovely family dinner and I got some work done…

$7917 including tax

Here it is, our 1979 Honda Accord – brand new it was $7919 tax and all. I owned a 1978 Honda Civic that I turned in to buy. My monthly car payment was $125 and with a stunning salary of $26,000 a year I thought we were on our way to stardom. I loved the…