Tell Me Why I wonder about lots of things. “Why” is always on the tip of my tongue. From little things to big, I wonder why many times. One thing I’ve wondered about is the placement of garages on newer houses. About ninety-per cent of the time, the garage is on the front of the […]
Sep 7, 2025
Do Things Seem Clearer?
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My street is waking up this morning. Daylight lengthens; shadows grow fainter while treetops turn golden from the rising sun. My thoughts, too, are stirring slowly, thinking about the day before me. It’s funny, this “things become clearer only as I do them”. Must be some sort of rule. For example, I can draw a […]
Sep 2, 2025
One September Morning
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This is a beautiful, chilly September morning–blue skies, calm breeze. A small wren lights among the grape vine on my front porch. I don’t think that vine will ever have grapes and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the ground or maybe it would prefer more room. Anyway, the wren finds something to eat among […]
Aug 25, 2024
Following Footprints
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We all leave footprints as we journey through life. Some, thankfully, are lasting; some, thankfully, are not. Our footprints show the directions we’ve taken and the choices we’ve made, whether good or bad. My brothers and I often remark, “Dad said …” or “Mom told me…” My parents are gone now but their words and the […]
Mar 31, 2024
He Is Risen
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Can you imagine the joy of the Lord’s followers on that first Easter morning? The stone had been rolled away. The tomb was empty. Death could not hold the Son of God. He is risen. He is risen indeed! Because of Easter, hope stirs within us and our spirits open to the magnificence of new life. Because […]
Feb 21, 2024
The Hope of Tomorrow
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It had been an unsettling day, for some reason. No earthquakes or tornadoes or devastating news, but it seemed as if a spirit of evil or a spiteful sprite had been present. A prickling word here, a worrisome conversation there, an unsettled, fearful feeling of something just out of sight, something left un-done, something that […]
