Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.13.10 in Personal
On Christmas morning our whole family gathered in the living room to open presents. By long tradition Nick picks out the gifts under the tree and arranges them in piles by each person. We then take turns opening one present at a time. This year that took a little while because there were seven of us–Ray, Marlene, Josh, Leah, Mark, Vanessa, Ni…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.31.09 in Biking, Personal
That’s how many miles I’ve ridden on my bike this year. A little while ago I made my final ride, an 11-mile trip to the Natchez Trace and back again. I suppose nearly all my rides this year have been along that route, mostly because the roads are mostly free from traffic. I run into a little bit on Chesterville Road, but when I turn lef…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.30.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Personal
For those who are interested, here is my 2010 travel schedule so far. Check the Travel page for updates during the year.January 9 KBM Board Meeting, ChicagoJanuary 24-29 SIM Missionary Village, Sebring, FLFeb 2-5 &nbs…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.25.09 in Christmas, Personal
It’s been a fine Christmas, extra-fine really, because the whole family gathered in Tupelo for our first Christmas together since 2003. Back then we lived in Oak Park and none of the boys were married. Now we have Josh and Leah and Mark and Vanessa so Marlene is super-happy to have some girls in the family.Last night we attended the Christmas…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.2.09 in Personal
Because I subscribe to Google Alerts, each day I get an email letting me know whenever my name pops up somewhere on the Internet. Most of the time the references are to my own blog entries, but today was different. I clicked on the alert to see the following headline repeated four times:Ray Pritchard Obituary NoticeEach headline carried a touching …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.26.09 in Personal
In a couple of hours we’re driving to Florence, Alabama (about 90 miles from Tupelo) to spend Thanksgiving with my brother Andy, his wife Betty and their daughter Kathleen. For this special occasion Marlene is making several dishes, including one of my favorites, strawberry pretzel salad. I highly recommend this as an excellent holiday dish.
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.28.09 in Israel, Personal, Travel
We took this picture about 27 hours ago, at 2 AM in the lobby of the Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. I wanted everyone to see Malcolm and Muhammed, the two men who worked together to give us such a memorable Holy Land tour. I mentioned a few days ago that Malcolm is a born teacher. On further reflection, I don’t know that I’ve ever met …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.16.09 in Personal
After my adventure at the dentist yesterday–I got a tooth pulled–I came home feeling pretty rough. Because I couldn’t eat any solid food, Marlene made one of my favorite meals last night, baked potato soup. It’s a recipe she’s had for almost 25 years. And on countless cold winter nights, this comfort food has fed our f…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.9.09 in Personal, Travel
I’m writing this note at 4:58 AM. In about 15 minutes the alarm will go off, meaning it’s time to get up. I’m up before the alarm, something that often happens on travel days. My internal clock wakes me up early and won’t let me go back to sleep. In a little while we’ll drive a mile to get to the Tupelo airport to catc…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.2.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Personal
One of the most meaningful moments at last night’s Friendship Banquet in Chicago happened after it was over. I can’t remember a time when I hugged so many people. It was like that from the time we arrived at 6 PM until we left around 10:15 PM. People started arriving an hour early–one couple drove from Holland, Michigan, another c…
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