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Crossing the Line
We had some unexpected excitement during our winter vacation. Our snowmobile excursion was planned well in advance; it was fun; it was exciting. But then it turned into something else. One of us almost crossed the line. Crossing the line … Continue reading
Posted in About This Jesus
Tagged Covid-19, death, life-threatening accident, mortality, near death, pandemic, paramedics, snowmobile
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Puzzle Pieces
I distinctly remember the day Michael learned about the silent e. You know the one that makes the other vowel long? With this discovery, he was like a racehorse released to run for the first time—eager, awkward, almost tripping over … Continue reading
Posted in Short Takes on Life
Tagged Clues, Epiphany, learning to read, Missing pieces, Read to win, Working a puzzle
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Death by Drowning
Dan had a call from a new customer named Saleem yesterday. It made me start thinking about a young man named Shurea that we met on a white water excursion a few years ago. I relived the occasion until I … Continue reading
A Distorted View
For a few weeks I’ve been walking around in a bit of a blur, trying out new no-line trifocal eyewear. These are progressive lenses, which is a new thing for me. They said it would take some getting used to. … Continue reading
Posted in Short Takes on Life
Tagged distorted vision, extending grace, photochromic, transitions, trifocal lenses, world view
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The Good Steward
A mockingbird sits in the top of our Yaupon holly tree every evening right before sunset. I watch him out the breakfast room windows, admiring, wondering as he defends his tree from all comers. The would-be plunderers of holly berries … Continue reading
Valuable Things
Autumn’s cooler weather has me in the baking mode and each time I get out my cookie sheets, I think of my parents, long gone from this world. These old cookie sheets are unique things. I remember the day Daddy … Continue reading
Gloom, Despair and Agony
Is it raining where you are? Is it damp, cloudy, maybe a bit chilly? Are you feeling the despair creep in? I find the weather can affect my mood; my mood affects my attitude; my attitude affects my life. I … Continue reading
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Fear of Pain
It’s hard to write creatively, difficult to think, when one is in physical pain. One can only think of and deal with the pain. I have, of late, been to a place where I didn’t really care if I ever … Continue reading
