>Among the big things that have kept me from blogging recently is the issue of balance. There are many advantages to working from one's home, but a continual and complicating undercurrent is finding the appropriate balance in my mind between work and family. Complications increase exponentially when the work is writing. Writing is not the … Continue reading >Balance

>One of my favorite fall treats is apple cider. A local nursery makes fabulous cider that the nearby Fareway stocks during the fall. I cringe when I pick up a gallon for $4.99, fully realizing how much I would protest if forced to pay that much per gallon of gasoline.As a related aside: People might … Continue reading >Apple Cider

>This is a picture of the woodpile that Dave and Glenda built. Last week we had only the few pieces in the small stack on the right. Dave built part of the big pile on Saturday and we built the rest on Monday. Now we are tired. We hurt.

>This is this morning's dawn from our deck.If you look closely, you can see the slice of moon shining through the intertwined tree branches.

>Yesterday we were informed that our three-year-old grandson had received four stitches in his chin. Something to do with rocking a kitchen chair, against which he had been repeatedly warned. Apparently his mother was in the middle of feeding Baby Logan, so she had to pack up a squalling Logan (normally a very laid back … Continue reading >Mothering Memories

>For a long time, I’ve been on the run.It started when I got a car. I loved to tool down the road with the windows down and the radio up, my hair and my mind flying while Steppenwolf and I sang “Born to be wild!” into the wind.The worst thing my parents could do was … Continue reading >The Exile (a short story)

>Yesterday I did some research and this is what I discovered.My birthday has been on Thanksgiving seven times: when I turned two, seven, thirteen, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-five, and forty-one.It's been a fairly long stretch since the last time this happened (no, I won't be telling you exactly how long). This year will mark the eighth … Continue reading >Thanksgiving Birthday

>There's no better way to generate a doxology in one's mind than to walk in the woods on a gorgeous day of Indian Summer. On a fall day thirty years ago, I sat out of the wind on the bank below our house and wrote about my dream to someday be able to write from … Continue reading >Doxology

>Today at 5:23 p.m. (CDT) is the Autumnal Equinox. Don't you just love the way that rolls off the tongue? Say it aloud right now. Lovely, isn't it? It sings. I try to celebrate the equinoxes by treating myself to lunch. My plan for today is to pick up an order of Super Nachos from … Continue reading >Autumnal Equinox

>An article I wrote for Christian Renewal has been picked up by a Canadian website. You can view it here.