It has been fun watching our United Methodist Men “ramp-up” their efforts in the South District. I have been a part of several meetings in the past year where the United Methodist Men (UMM) in our Conference have been making plans to start building ramps for people who qualify as being low-income. The UMM have affiliated with other groups who have a long history of building ramps, and who are sharing their experience with us. One of the parts of this plan that I like the best is that the ramps are modular and temporary. The necessary pieces will be cut at wood shops across our Conference and put together on-site. If a time comes when the ramp is no longer needed, it can be removed.

How do we handle disappointments? Last week the first thing that my wife said to me in the hospital recovery room was: “The doctor said that you are not going to be very happy”. Even in my drugged state I knew what that meant. The doctor was unable to get all of my...