“I know that voice!” There was instant recognition. He hadn’t seen me yet, and all I had done was to call out his name. That was all it took. The connection we had had years before was still tight. Good friends can reconnect in a heartbeat. I hadn’t told him I was coming to the … Continue reading Still in Tune
Mission has a way of giving you new perspectives. I’ve been blessed to go to Alaska the past few years with some wonderful people. We get the chance to pour energy and enthusiasm into some small villages where people manage to get by on less than what others have in this world. We develop relationships … Continue reading The Long and Short of It
“We can send them to you via FedEx. Could you please notify us of your wishes?” There are all kinds of things that can be sent FedEx. They specialize in getting items from here to there. And apart from that movie “Castaway,” they seem pretty good at delivering. But this was different. This was not … Continue reading Non-Standard Mail
After several months of blogging on a regular basis, I sometimes find myself wondering about what to write next. I have had moments where it seemed that it came easily and writing stories or pieces about events in my life flowed rather well. I have had other moments in which that was not the case … Continue reading My Missing Muse
Last night we were afforded an astronomical feast. There was going to be a full moon which is always nice. It was also going to be the Full Wolf Moon according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Not only that, but it was going to be what’s known as a super moon since the moon was … Continue reading Hanging Out Under a Blood Moon
I’m a morning person. I tend to wake up early even if there is no alarm set. I like to get up and have some coffee, read, reflect, and write. I enjoy the quiet. I like to start the day slowly. In our current house I have a small ‘den’ at the end of the … Continue reading Watching Sunrise
It was late. Then it was lost. Then it never showed up at all. I am not one that has to make lots of resolutions to begin the New Year, but I do make plans. I conceive goals that I want to accomplish. I have tasks that must be completed. I have a schedule of … Continue reading [Not] According to Plan
The End. Words we find on the last page of a book. A sort of verbal punctuation to the story as a whole. A marker to let us loose to move on with the next thing in life—or the next life itself. We often face The End with dread, sometimes with a sigh of relief. … Continue reading The End
Not yet. Pretty soon. Almost there. You just have to wait a little bit longer. Sooner rather than later. Be patient. We have all kinds of time stamps in our conversations. We are people bound by time and space and the time factor weighs heavily in how we live from day to day. It … Continue reading Largeness of Soul
We got a new tent in the mail this week. Our old tent had bit the dust after about 20 years of adventures. It had endured much in its time; it had served us well. But it was getting a bit worn—pinprick holes and tiny tears from falling acorns and pine cones and general wear … Continue reading Temporary Structures
Character in the Making 