Discovering Delight & Dwelling in Our Days
The wind howls outside as it’s done all day. I am weary of it. It bears down hard as I step out the backdoor, my arms laden with bags and boxes.I wave at my nieces as I deliver supper to the wheat field. I greet them and tell them I feel quite complainy about the…
The backyard beckoned a beauty hunt.I acquiesced as I fumbled for worn ebony flip-flops. Once outside, our June breeze swings friendly combat, gives challenge to the muggy air. The humidity wins and my t-shirt begins to cling to my back as the heavy air presses in on skin and the sun reappears in a hide-and-seek game…
What we believe impedes our lives or frees our lives.How we exert power expands our souls or shrivels them.Who we let speak into our stories brings us flourishing or finds us fading.How we process life either promotes growth or stunts our progress.What we strive for says something, tells a tale, forms our future.How we name…
We bounce in our seats, our tires roll across the sand and dirt of our rural roads.Spring air swirls and sunshine dances with cumulus clouds.The back window creaks a sing-song melody. It’s a good day in May. It’s ordinary.No startling sensation. No splashy show.No monumental news or magnificent next thing. Boring, some might say.Perhaps they’re…
Through the years…..of rhythms and routines, settledness and unsettledness, change and consistency, counting and accounting, here are a few numbers and notations that have been part of who we are, formed our family, find us standing here today. It’s fun to list.It’s notable to take note.There’s story in reflection. A shallow deep dive that barely…
