...from last year... I am always rushing. Always running just a bit behind because I'd rather lean my hip against the counter and watch the coffee brew. I'd rather gaze out through the kitchen window and watch the way the light slants in wide patches across the snow. I'd rather take my time. I'd …
A Drop In The Ocean
"I do words; not math or science." I've said that for as long as I can remember. It was true, and I thought my little quip was cute. I had that part of my life figured out. It was in a box, tied with a bow. No need to open. Let's move on. Words were enough for me. I'd get all goosebumpy …
Darkwood Brew
Well, we missed church. Sort of. We had every intention of driving to Omaha to attend Darkwood Brew. Darkwood Brew meets at 5 on Sunday evenings. Unfortunately, I thought they started at 6. When I sat down at 4:30 to get directions to plug into my phone, I realized the error of my ways. Even if we …
Scary Church
Did I mention H is on sabbatical? No? Hmmm.... His sabbatical began on Christmas Day and we got up early to catch a 5:45 AM flight to Pennsylvania. I highly recommend traveling on Christmas Day, on the first flight out of your local airport. It was easy breezy. No delays. No crowds. Everyone was …
Parenting Years
I heard my son’s keys unlock the back door early Friday evening. He’s twenty-four and in parenting years, that means six years old was just yesterday. I hardly ever see him during the day. He’s got things to do, places to go, people to see. You know the drill. He’s grown. I haven’t read him a …
Gandalf, Golf, and Emmanuel
My favorite line in one of those Lord of the Rings movies is where that old, tall guy with the white beard is in that cave thing (clearly, I'm not all that up on all of the details of LOTR, but I do enjoy the movies). The tall guy is running away from the monster, along with his crew of brave and …