Minute of Grace

I teach a class on Thursday mornings. I have for a decade and a half at this place called Grace. […]

2019. Does that look odd to you? I’m still getting used to it. I’ve never really been a “big” year […]

We did 3rd grade bibles a couple weeks ago. I LOVE 3rd grade bible weekend. I think the one that […]

‘Member that one time when we had to walk to school in -30 degrees actual temperature and the wind gusting […]

Poet Mary Oliver died in these recent winter days. Her ability to see into and through the realities of the […]

Have you ever wondered what life might be like if you could only use one arm? Yeah, me neither. But […]

Is it time to pay attention? When do you decide to what your attention is focused and to what you […]

It happened, 2018 turned to 2019 whether we were ready or not. I’m not particularly a stay up til midnight-er […]

It’s interesting to me that homemade peanut clusters and chocolate covered cherries taste waaay better than protein bars that also […]

If we go with the story the way we’ve interpreted the timing over the past 2,000+/- years, they’re on their […]

Perhaps because I grew up with a rather large amount of these, I appreciate and feel most comfortable outside in […]

If money were no object, where would you go in the world and how long would you stay and why? […]

I shattered my passenger side rearview mirror on my car. I might have been driving through a mob of marauding […]

November may be my favorite month. I love the changing colors of October and the feel of fall, but it’s […]

What scares you? Things that go bump in the night? Having your big old pit bull mix of a dog […]

It was late – the kind of late when you’re just out of a meeting and you breathe a sigh […]

Where have you been in your life? All 50 states or well on the way to that goal? Put your […]

We’re not done. We’re not done – living, loving, learning, serving. We’re not done – breaking, bleeding, cursing, sobbing. We’re […]

Do you remember learning to ride a bike? The pedal kind, not the vroom-vroom kind. Was it gradual? Did you […]

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away . . .” The start of a story, one that […]

Does anyone take a good driver’s license or passport photo? I took the stuff to renew my passport to the […]

I can’t remember my passwords. I can remember what our phone number was when my family lived 12 miles out […]

Funny things happen when you’re a bit mentally tired. My favorite Interrupting Cow knock-knock joke becomes absolutely hilarious, especially when […]

I’ve noticed a lot of stuff seems to happen when I’m not ready. I tend to be a person that […]