Seasons

The prayers spoken at the Thanksgiving table remained with us rippling through the rest of the season, renewing our spirits.…

October, November, and Psalm 23 I’ve been waiting for October and November where the days are cool and crisp. Even as I enjoyed our pool in September, I felt the coming cold weather in…

I feel September, and beyond the breeze, autumn. Lazy and satiated by her long summer nap, September scatters a few leaves as she rises and exhales a cool overnight breath. I don’t know about…

moving to the lake house, a summer reverie I thought our home on a beautiful hill was where we would retire, surrounded by trees, wildlife, and grandchildren. However, life took a curious turn in…

snowfall snow gift For several days in January during all the election hoopla, we got a reprieve from 2021’s tumultuous start. Instead of gray skies, bad news, and endless rain, there was considerable snowfall…

The struggle over America or any entrenched problem we face is warfare. The struggle itself is spiritual warfare, and requires spiritual weapons.…

Earlier this morning, I took the dogs out the back door, and they assaulted the quiet winter morning with excited yelps of joy. As they ran up the hill, two deer were startled enough…

If my people. When I woke up yesterday, on a cold stormy day, the bible verse that begins with the phrase If my people was still hanging in the air from a dream I…

To see life as out of your control and something that just happens to you before you die is a yoke of lies. That is a true burden. Hopeless and powerless is no way…

I want to slow down sweater weather and not miss the possible moments, not wish them away or waste them on minutia. So I am writing it down, reminding us all to take notice.…