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Geographical Gratitude

We will move like magic on the face of the pond and lake and laugh at the dog while we make geometric figures. Continue reading

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Headin’ South to Snow

My stepson, Jaylon, lives in Brookings, South Dakota, an area of some fame for its fine pheasant hunting and noted by its visitors during the winter months for its cold temperatures and vicious wind chills. Continue reading

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A Generous Outpouring

Such is the working in our hearts, minds, souls and spirits with the generous outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit. Continue reading

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Potholes and Guardrails

It’s tempting to overlook those convenient little vices, isn’t it? Tempting and treacherous. Continue reading

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Of Beauty and Pain

The trace of each ripple of earth can be found in those soundings of snow, crusted now by the melt of day and light, frozen again in the cold of night. Continue reading

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Tree Snow

Even when the wonders of this life come and pass in the fog of our seeing, it is our perceiving that gives them glory.
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Still Night

Perhaps it is the whispering of God, drawing us in the beauty of the coldest night, joining us in our closest encounters, urging us to love as we are loved.
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The Indwelling

I step across the last frozen stones,
open the back door,
welcoming the warmth that lives within,
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Have You Heard the Ice Bells?

Instead of the heavy, thick ice I expected, the formations were more like crystal bells, hollow and incredibly thin and fragile. Continue reading

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