It’s the Little Things That Matter

Sometimes all you need are a good buddy and a dandelion plucker. I ran into my Dad this week in one of the most unlikely places — an antique auction in the middle of Amish country. We live within an hour’s drive of my parents’ house and I see them...

Encourage and Be Encouraged

It was in writing out his “thanks” that he uncovered the depth and breadth of the Gift. At once, he knew. Were it not for this Gift — her words of encouragement, her willingness to bend and follow his youthful wanderings, her determination to keep...

Getting fit on Pepsi, Bud Light and McDonalds

Earlier this week, before the torrential rains, I spent a couple of hours gathering trash from the roadside near our house. Dragging a black garbage bag behind me, I dug through the ditches to retrieve treasures left for us by travelers up and down our country road....

When Words Fail

Words fail. While watching television news coverage of the bomb blasts that shook Boston on Monday, I can only sit and stare. Words fail to describe the knot in the gut as photographs of the injured flash on the screen, as I learn three people lost their lives,...

Saturday in the Valley

It’s rainy and cold this morning, but the grass is turning green here in our valley. Daffodils are blooming along the creek bank and the field down the road has been disked. Soon, seed will be pressed into the furrows and the growing season will begin again....
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