Please note: Last week, I began a brief series of reflections on “Processes.” I’m continuing that series here on Wednesdays. Some friends of ours love Winter. They live in New England, and living in that part of the country, a love for the long, cold, snowy season is definitely a significant help…
Pop singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan scored a hit with the song Ordinary Miracle, which included the following lyrics: It’s not that unusual When everything is beautiful. It’s just another ordinary miracle today. The sky knows when it’s time to snow, Don’t need to teach a seed to grow. It’s just another…
Many years ago when living in Vermont, we took a vacation to Bar Harbor, Maine & Acadia National Park. One of the boasts of the area is that, if you’re at the top of Cadillac Mtn at sunrise, you’ll be the first to see it in the United States. So…got…
On my desk to the right of the keyboard sits a critical piece to everyday existence: a coffee mug! I have a Facebook friend who must be a more avid coffee drinker than I. Nearly every day he’ll post a meme or two related to coffee—that life begins after coffee…there…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed being outdoors, especially camping and hiking—just didn’t do much of it. If I’d had my druthers growing up, I would have joined Cub Scouts and then Boy Scouts; however, being a pastor’s kid, it wasn’t an option. Scout meetings always conflicted…
It was as if the angels were waging a snowball fight with a great swath of northwest Illinois. We were sitting in a restaurant at dinner when the fight began. On our drive to Rockford to meet up with my brothers, the temperature was warm enough that a light, intermittent…
Things were going quite well, I must say, on the indoor project lined up for the day. Needed to tear out a room of carpet—a relatively small bedroom—and replace it with some vinyl plank flooring. Fortunately the carpet wasn’t glued down, so cutting it into strips, rolling it up, same…
As a somewhat casual Minnesota Vikings fan, I should have watched the entire recent NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. If I were a die-hard fan, I would have. But, I figured the Saints would get revenge on the game a couple years…
As a gift for my wife, I gave her a getaway trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago to see the “Christmas Around the World” display. It’s quite a display! More than three dozen trees are decorated according to a national theme. Below each tree, a placard…
As a Christmas gift this year, my wife, Chris, gave me the book Two Miles an Hour for down-time pleasure reading. Someday I may do a book review on it, but a few of the author’s experiences struck me, particularly since I’ve been thinking about the year ahead with its potential…
