It’s Sunday morning and the faithful have gathered. The pastor here at Hometown Friends Church is talking about pioneers and settlers. It’s a biblical message even though my thoughts don’t give proper credit to that aspect. He says that as he looks around the room he sees both pioneers and settlers. I’m a settler and a pioneer wannabe.

Earlier in the service we did one of those clapping songs. Choruses like that discriminate against those of us who are rhythmically impaired. People with rhythm just don’t understand us.