The Bed
I grew up in a modest home in central Minnesota. My parents had a small bedroom with a simple bedroom set. It was a place I considered...
Short on Time
Time is short. Such a commonly used phrase. Oddly, as I get older time seems to get shorter. I was just lamenting that it’s mid-July...
The Best Part
My best years were when I was in 7th and 8th grade. Being from a very small school, I was recruited to run varsity track even though I was...
Hidden Places
We all have them. Some of us have more of them than others. But this is not a competition. We keep score only in our own minds. We compare...
Indescribable Journey
I am a self-proclaimed podcast junkie. I listen when I drive, do housework, or am at the gym. Recently I listened to an episode from “I...
Connected
Just before falling asleep each night, I read for a few minutes until I am just sleepy enough to fall asleep quickly. I recently began...
Deep Down
It has been quite a week. The headlines included a helicopter colliding with an airplane that was the worst plane crash our country has...
The Leaf
In the first panel of the comic strip, Linus notices a leaf as it detaches itself from the tree that gave it life. Gradually over the...
Lists
Many of us have them. Some of us draft them regularly. Some we complete, some we pretend to complete and others we simply “loose”. I am...