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My first horse of the summer was only a little bit of a bummer; back in May, I’d paid gaited horse price for a horse that didn’t gait. Since the seller had promised to refund our money if we decided … Continue reading →

There has always been a struggle between the spirit and the flesh. Well, there has always been that struggle for those who do something other than just let the flesh take control. In that case, there’s no struggle. Maybe a … Continue reading →

A slight fog on the first chill night in September hangs a light haze around a bright moon just past its fullness. There is still enough glow to show the full shape of the locust growing outside the bathroom window. … Continue reading →

Randa and I decided to take advantage of the late light last night after Bible study to continue the huge patio/landscape/flower garden/flood control project in the back yard, which is actually the side yard, but anyway, that’s a different discussion. … Continue reading →

I never had determination and opportunity coincide long enough for me to learn how to ride a horse well enough to say I could actually ride a horse. I did do a Rent-a-Horse trail ride in southern Missouri or Kentucky … Continue reading →

Such cool mornings bring a dense forming of dew: fescue so wet it’ll soak through your jeans in just a few steps and your shoes won’t dry out till noon. So long ago it seems like another life I walked … Continue reading →

We ought to hold— in hearts so gentle the slightest ripple of pain in others can move us, with eyes so open to the needs of others that the slightest pang of hunger sends us with food, with ears so … Continue reading →

In the slight shadows of a rain cloud morning, I step out underneath the awning of the flat porch roof. Only patches of darkened concrete suggest memory of light rain that came in the night in the brief stirring of … Continue reading →

Last week, I happened to see a news clip of an Army Corp of Engineers representative being interviewed regarding the flooding. He described the intended plan to blast away a long section of levee near the convergence of the Mississippi … Continue reading →

I know that there has long been a tension between traditionalists and non-traditionalists, between those who welcome change and those who cling to how things have “always been done.” I see it in churches and schools, in families and city … Continue reading →