The Day I Met my Dad

Dad and I Practice an Important Walk. Mom Supervises. September, 2007. Getting to Know Him“Dad, I have a question for you,” It was the second anniversary of my mother’s death, and he and I had met at the cemetery. As we stood among the urns and crypts, the silence of the place pressed in on […]


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The Day I Met my Dad

Dad and I Practice an Important Walk. Mom Supervises. September, 2007. Getting to Know Him“Dad, I have a question for you,” It was the second anniversary of my mother’s death, and he and I had met at the cemetery. As we stood among the urns and crypts, the silence of the place pressed in on […]


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No Goats for Me!

Pansies and Stock. November, 2011. What Flowers Taught me of DisciplineFor many years, I’ve thought I’d enjoy keeping a few goats. We live in a place where we could keep goats. But I haven’t studied up on goat husbandry, haven’t thought about where to put a pen and a goat barn. The other day, I […]


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No Goats for Me!

Pansies and Stock. November, 2011. What Flowers Taught me of DisciplineFor many years, I’ve thought I’d enjoy keeping a few goats. We live in a place where we could keep goats. But I haven’t studied up on goat husbandry, haven’t thought about where to put a pen and a goat barn. The other day, I […]


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Gizmos, Gadgets, and the Gospel

One Little Corner of the Mojave Desert Waypoints Once I owned acreage in the Mojave desert. Situated at the northern end of a growing town, just outside the back door to Joshua Tree National Park, it was a big hunk of raw land. A dry wash cut across one corner, exposing rocks the color of […]


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