What If I Don’t Want to Lead This Parade? (And an Announcement)

  Sawyer Sharing Brudder’s Chair. Hawaii. May, 2012. I’d Like to Tag Along Anyone with younger siblings know that little kids are natural pests. The summer I was five I followed my long-suffering cousin Larry everywhere. I would have followed him right into the bathroom if he had let me.  (That same summer I wrecked […]


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Weekend Reflection: An Exaltation of Grandbabies.

We’ve been blessed, this week, with daughter and her three visiting from a faraway island AND the debut of a much-awaited new granddaughter. Glorious. I want to call them all “Desirée.“ Contented Papa Rich and Miss Daphne Kate. Cadence James and His Lala. Miss Daphne Kate With Lala Sawyer Anton (my “Soy-Soy”) With Lala Cadence […]


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Weekend Reflection: Love Doings

  Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 (NIV) It’s the weekend. Around here we remove our shoes and tour the stillness. Start with Sandra Heska King’s Still Saturday. Then drop by Deidra Riggs’ Sunday Community. You’ll join us, yes? We’ve saved you a place. Like the art […]


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One Wonderful Thing

  We Went With Cork Tree. It Was Almost Divine. Surprise Gifts Once upon a time, something had to be really big to impress me. Like a friend traveling far to see me. Or an unexpected raise or bonus. Or someone covering my Christmas-Eve shift so I could be home with my family. Big gestures. That […]


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Pssst. May I Show You My Struggles? Two Lessons of Living Open-Hearted

  Leftover Shrimp and Steamed Rice. Pointing Out Pitfalls.  I’d like the shrimp, I told our server. Can it be broiled without any fat? For a moment she looked puzzled. Is a little olive oil okay? She asked, tentatively. A little, sure. I’m on a diet.  Oh! Got it. We can also do steamed spinach or […]


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