There are Falls, and then there are Falls

October 22, 2021

A snowless Fall has provided the perfect protection for a profound panorama of beauty. Splashes of color surround houses in our neighborhood. A full spectrum. An artist’s palette. It’s been stunning. The crescendo of this Fall experience erupted in a spontaneous prayer a couple of days ago while on a walk. “Lord”, I implored, “please […]

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Symptoms of The Sickness

October 15, 2021

COVID has propelled internet activity at intense levels. Many of the searches have to do with symptoms associated with the disease. Of all of the symptoms that seem focused and telling… the loss of smell and taste is high on the list. Over 50% of the individuals who contract COVID experience anosmia. Some say as […]

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Graybill and Cecelia

October 8, 2021

I stood at the gravesite. The place where a marble stone represents two lives that touched me deeply. At the very core, my grandparents, Graybill and Cecelia are the reason I am able to draw a breath, but in a very deep sense, their lives informed much of my earliest perspectives on what God was […]

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Sabbatical.

October 1, 2021

Three months. Rest. Renewal. Refreshment. Recommitment. Restoration. 6,000 miles of driving. Dirt roads in Western Colorado. The Beltway in Washington D.C. Downshifting. National Parks. Museums. Less Zoom. More introspection. Silence. Conversation. Music. More conversation.  Audio Books. Quiet. Laughter. Tears. Tenderness. Grit. Flashes of selfishness. A buffet of grace. Pioneering. Trips down memory lane. Reset. Re. […]

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An Invitation to a Spending Spree

September 24, 2021

*Dan is away for a summer sabbatical – a time of rest, rejuvenation and reverence.  Please enjoy one of our favorite Friday Fragments.  This Fragment was initially published on May 29, 2015. See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!  (1 John […]

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Drawing My Own Mushroom

September 17, 2021

*Dan is away for a summer sabbatical – a time of rest, rejuvenation and reverence.  Please enjoy one of our favorite Friday Fragments.  This Fragment was initially published on September 15, 2017. Kellen is a seven-year-old. He’s the bright and inquisitive grandson of my twin sister. Last week Kellen, his parents and his two siblings […]

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A Kiss for a Prodigal

September 3, 2021

*Dan is away for a summer sabbatical – a time of rest, rejuvenation and reverence.  Please enjoy one of our favorite Friday Fragments.  This Fragment was initially published on August 24, 2018. And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt […]

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Only a pebble…

August 27, 2021

*Dan is away for a summer sabbatical – a time of rest, rejuvenation and reverence.  Please enjoy one of our favorite Friday Fragments.  This Fragment was initially published on September 11, 2020. My workday had concluded, and I made the short commute from the office in our home to the front porch. Mary was sitting […]

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“We Don’t Say That”… But should we?”

August 20, 2021

*Dan is away for a summer sabbatical – a time of rest, rejuvenation and reverence.  Please enjoy one of our favorite Friday Fragments.  This Fragment was initially published on April 19, 2013. Hate was a word that simply wasn’t acceptable in the home in which I grew up. I don’t know if this was an […]

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“Well, do you know how to wrestle?”

August 13, 2021

*Dan is away for a summer sabbatical – a time of rest, rejuvenation and reverence.  Please enjoy one of our favorite Friday Fragments.  This Fragment was initially published on January 27, 2017. Rowan, our three-year-old grandson, posed the question to Mary as she invited input on plans for the afternoon at our house. I have […]

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