THIS is the day the Lord has made.

No offense to Christopher Columbus, Squanto, the Pilgrims or Native Americans, but this day strikes me as the day for thanksgiving. So as I go about doing what I need to do today…
I pause. I remember.
And I shudder. And my heart feels a little weaker and yet somehow stronger.
Because I am small. Because I am [...]

Guilty pleasures.

Okay, Kelli over at Kellogues asked us to share our guilty pleasures. So here goes. Try not to be shocked by any of this, which I know most of you won’t be.
Oreo Blizzards and Wendy’s cheeseburgers are the best meal combo ever.
Steve Winwood. I don’t know why, and I don’t know when I started to [...]

On rivers. And tents. And ministers who drink beer.

Well, at this hour eleven years ago I was standing at an alter with the love of my life next to me. Everything looked beautiful. All of our nearest and dearest were there to celebrate the joining of our lives. But, boy oh boy, did they ever get a show. All I wanted to do [...]