I came home to a wonderful surprise this week - sitting on the kitchen counter was a bag of real tomatoes! Not the mealy, no taste kind that the grocery stores offer, but beautiful red summer tomatoes. Our 'across the field' neighbors had grown them in a raised bed with an irrigation system and they… Continue reading Surviving the Drought
Category: spirituality
Getting past regret
Hello, my name is regret I’m pretty sure we have met Every single day of your life I’m the whisper inside That won’t let you forget These opening lines from a song by Matthew West capture how I have felt for a good part of my life. All of us have things we regret, especially by… Continue reading Getting past regret
Our Guide
Summer cross country practice has started and I've been pleased to be averaging 8 brave middle schoolers coming to run in the heat. One of the things I love about middle school cross country is that this is often the first sport some of the students have ever tried. Some are natural athletes and take… Continue reading Our Guide
Notes from Me Time
Walking on the beach with Molly yesterday morning, a thin woman, wearing what appeared to be a wrap around housecoat, was busily picking up shells. Conversationally, I asked, "Finding some good ones?" She turned and said, "I'm picking these up in memory of all those murdered..." At this point I thought, 'Has there been… Continue reading Notes from Me Time
Standing on sacred ground
I am a thin-skinned person. I wish I wasn't. I wish I was one of those people who throws off criticism without looking back, as easily as shrugging off a sweater. People like that are good leaders, and always seem to have lots of energy because they aren't using it up worrying about some flaw… Continue reading Standing on sacred ground
