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On The Road

This classic post first appeared on my blog close to 10 years ago. It seems timely today so I am resurrecting it here. Oh the irony. I remember all those...

November 18, 2020
Coffee / Grace

Run

“Well, I guess that’s that. It’s over.” The bridge of our friendship was crossed and set aflame. Raw emotions and bruised feelings put us on opposite sides of a river...

January 17, 2018
Coffee / Truth

Derek

This is Derek. I met him a few years ago at a pumpkin patch. Although I’ve seen his family around these parts my entire life, I guess I never got to...

September 12, 2016
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Missing You

Just like autumn, this season cycles by regularly. Missing you. I remember the journey…the months our paths crossed. I tried so hard to make it work. We all did. But...

August 15, 2016
Grace

21

Perhaps you’ve met my sweet princess, Christy Bouchard. Today is our 21st anniversary. Our story sounds sappy at first glance. She taught me how to tie shoelaces when we were...

August 5, 2016
Grace

Reentry

Reentry hurts. Picture the Space Shuttle returning to earth. The friction of the life-giving atmosphere creates enough heat to kill. The wrong speed or attitude can bring disaster. In my...

June 20, 2016
Grace

Redemption

The past can be a weight…the magnitude of the tragedy overwhelming and all-consuming. Every time your eyes close, you see their faces. Sons taken too soon. The anger rises anew....

May 24, 2016
Coffee / Grace / Truth

#TeamTori

Sweet baby Tori (from Tori’s Triumph – Team Tori) is healed and whole this morning. In light of this news, I have to write. That’s how I process stuff. That’s...

March 27, 2016

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