This month I led some sessions on the topic of humility. A difficult theme for me. It seems like a paradox within itself. Other paradoxes like “in order to receive we must give” or “there is no learning without suffering” or “through surrender we find spiritual power” though paradoxical you can at least state the […]
This week my friend and I went to the retirement center here in our hometown and played Christmas songs for the folks there. I’m super glad my friend asked me to join him. We played “Rudolph” and “O Come All Ye Faithful”, etc. Parenthetically my favorite one to sing is “O Holy Night” – which […]
I was substitute teaching middle school today and I wanted to sing some songs with the kids. Here are the songs we sang. 🙂 You Are My Sunshine – new words by todd thompson CHORUS: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You’ll never know […]
We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new yearGood tidings we bring to you and your kinWe wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new yearOh, bring us some figgy puddingOh, bring us some figgy puddingOh, […]
We are having our first snow of the winter season today. Even though here in Minnesota the winters are long and cold, the first snow always has been a time for optimism and hope. Not sure why. Maybe it’s the beauty of it. The white flakes against the cold, gray streets and trees. It really […]
November the month of All Saints Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving has put me in a mood of remembering. Remembering loved ones, friends, enemies, good times and bad. Yesterday I substituted in a kindergarten class. We read a story together about animals and a scarecrow and then the students did a cut out art project. […]
I was watching a youtube with Stephen Colbert and Keanu Reeves they were talking about Keanu’s new “John Wick” movie, an action thriller. I don’t know why I was watching but I was. At the end Colbert for some reason asked Reeves, “So what do you think happens when you die?” Keanu thought or a […]
I am substitute teaching today. All was good until 2:05pm in the afternoon. I had a small class and all the kids wanted to sit at the same table. They would not listen and had smart alec answers to all the questions I asked. I think it was a combination of it being a long […]
What should I be for Halloween? This question comes up every year. I know you’re thinking, “Hey, Todd you’re too old to dress up or Halloween!” But everytime I celebrate Halloween, by dressing up, or going to a party or going out with kids to trick or treat or giving out candy at the door […]
This fall I took a leap of faith and started coaching 7th grade football. We are nearing the end of the season already. It has flown by. I must say I have enjoyed the experience immensely. Being 67 years old and not having coached football before (I did play in high school) I was a […]