Hello on a day of introspection, It is Veterans’ Day (and I’ve included the apostrophe intentionally) and it is the day after the founding of the Marine Corps. It is a week when my focus is in multiple places, my heart is both grateful and hurting, and it’s a time when I am reminded ofContinue reading “The Lost Art of Graciousness”
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Creating an extended Family
Hello after another day of driving, It’s been an eventful 10 days and there are more to come, but as always I learn so much about others as well as myself when I travel. The uniqueness of this journey is both about distance and a number of travel days. It will be probably over 7,000Continue reading “Creating an extended Family”
Our Obsequious Country
Hello from the world of the unexpected daily events, While many of us want to point the finger at the President, the Congress, the SCOTUS, the other party, the media, there is something significant in all of it. We are blamers. We want to incriminate the other while playing victim ourselves. However, in doing soContinue reading “Our Obsequious Country”
Justifiable Emotions
Hello on the last day of September, A trip to the Lehigh Valley this past Sunday revealed that fall is truly upon us. While there are a few weeks before I think we will hit peak color, the reds or maroons are prominent at the moment, there was no doubt we are beyond the variousContinue reading “Justifiable Emotions”
Lee and Judy
Hello on an incredibly foggy morning, Last night as I was looking at my Facebook feed, there was a comment on a picture that was taken about 5 years ago. The picture was one of Lee and Judy Swenson, two people I was blessed to meet the summer of 1978, when they were my firstContinue reading “Lee and Judy”
“Miracles Out of [Seemingly] Nowhere”
Hello as Autumn has arrived, While cooler, foggier mornings, nights without a need for air conditioning, and the turning of leaves into a painter’s pallet provide some experiential insight that something is happening, the calendar shouts out, that fall is upon us. Many people, myself included, often without prompting that this is their favorite timeContinue reading ““Miracles Out of [Seemingly] Nowhere””
Finding Joy Despite Impermanence
Good morning on a Monday morning, Today is a typical autumn day, as it was chilly (even more so in a harbinger manner), but the afternoon should be delightful. The humidity of the weekend is gone, and the breeze, while a bit uncomfortable now will be appreciated before the day ends. There is a bitContinue reading “Finding Joy Despite Impermanence”
The Ultimate University
Hello on the final holiday weekend of the summer, As I attended worship this morning, I was blessed to sit with two people who’ve become dear friends to me. While one is my former landlord after I sold the Acre, what I have learned is how incredibly astute he is as a land person, andContinue reading “The Ultimate University”
What if . . . Something We Seem Predestined to Ask.
Hello as the beginning of August is beginning to feel like the dog-days-of-summer, While I have heard the phrase numerous times, I knew neither its origin nor its significance overall. I was quite accurate in that it is about the warmest days of summer, and I learned it corresponds the star Canis Major, and itContinue reading “What if . . . Something We Seem Predestined to Ask.”
Is it Choice or Something Other?
Hello from the Eastern Shore, The next month or two seems likely to be a bit hectic, but I am working diligently to get the ducks-in-a-row. I am still trying to catch some of them, but that will happen. Last evening I had dinner with a friend and we had the most wonderful chat aboutContinue reading “Is it Choice or Something Other?”
