Text: Matthew 22:15-22October 18, 2020 As I look around the neighborhood, I see all of the leaves changing, beautifully colored on the trees and falling to the ground, it can only mean one thing: it’s Autumn. It’s football season, which is another topic altogether. But, there’s one more thing that many people are happy to…
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One of my most prized possessions is a 10-cent spiral notebook from the early 1960’s. Not just any old notebook, this beauty contains recipes that my mother collected and prepared as she grew in her cooking prowess. The grease stained pages with faded handwriting transport me to a place of wonder. Cue Glen Campbell’s “Dreams…
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On a walk in the woods pondering “Forget the nouns. Do the verbs.” Seasons seasoningLeaves leavingWalkers walkingTalkers talkingOverhear “Then it spreads through your entire class.”Teachers teaching?In this COVID world Coin shortagesChanging changeInnovators innovatingCreators creatingAdapters adaptingIn this COVID world Go the distance while distancingMasks maskingFear, anger, and frustrationsMore hoping, less mopingEasier said than doneIn this COVID…
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One of my favorite summer activities as a child was going to the beach. Not the beach you’re thinking of. I grew up in the Chicago area. The Great Lakes do have beaches. We especially enjoyed making several trips each summer to the Warren Dunes in Michigan. We’d get up super early in the morning,…
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We can debate pumpkin spice vs. apple all you want. Autumn is upon us. I couldn’t be more thrilled. Cooler temperatures. Hoodies. The crunching of the fallen leaves beneath my feet. And the colors. All the colors. I want to capture them all. Like pilots chase sunsets, I chase the autumnal leaf peak. For weeks…
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There is an oft shared post on social media lately that goes something like this: 0% of people in 2015 accurately predicted where they would be in five years. Truth. Aside from maybe Bill Gates, a handful of epidemiologists, scientists, and several imaginative authors, who could have predicted the coronavirus pandemic? So much to say…
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In a recent conversation, I was asked how I felt that I was doing in working toward my goals. Really? In the middle of a lockdown you want me to think about where I’m at with the goals that were set with an entirely different year in mind? Really? Pause. Breathe. Then I asked myself…
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Terra firmaSolid groundThe perfect place to plant?Spades pierce the soilto rousing cheers.Grand plans for this field Work the soilDay and nightWork and tillWork untilthe time is right With an ear to the groundand eyes to the skiesnow is the acceptable timeto plant.Lovingly.Hopeful and hope-filled.Careful and care-filled.No detail overlooked. The perfect spot for the perfect field.Seeds…
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