Can trees bare their souls? Do they have souls? Does anybody?
A Midwestern Flower Garden — Beautifully Dead In the Dead of Winter
I couldn’t wait to head outdoors to see how my favorite flower garden was faring under a half foot of snow and temperatures below zero. Read more.
Leap Year 1976 — The Day I Popped the Question
This is a Leap Year, and Monday is Leap Day. That means Jon and I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the day I proposed marriage. Read more.
Revisiting My First Blog Post Ever — How the Selective Service Made a Man of My Son
The powers that be at the Selective Service System were after my son. Read more.
Kindergarten Looms for a 5-Year-Old and His Mom
What is to become of a 5-year-old who won’t — can’t? — draw? This is not a frivolous question. Read more.
‘Wrestling with God’ Celebrates Its First Year
This week Wrestling with God celebrates the first anniversary of its publication by Patheos Press. Here’s what folks are saying about it. Read more.
The Cataract Chronicles: Letting the Light Into That Other Eye
The best thing about cataract surgery is everything gets so bright and clear and 3-dimensional. It’s like being in a Star Wars movie. Read more.