A squirrel fell down the chimney into the fireplace a few months ago. After flinging himself repeatedly against the glass doors he hunched, weary and hopeless, beside the grate. After a few days we put a live trap in there with him. His ticket to freedom sat there, baited with peanut butter, but he refused … Continue reading Trapped
Month: July 2020
Anchored in Good News
https://theperennialgen.com/?p=4501 An article I wrote for theperennialgen.com: https://theperennialgen.com/?p=4501
Pruning
Covid 19 has swept through our world and our lives like a pruning knife, cutting out large portions of things we thought we couldn't live without. Pruning doesn't just trim away the excess and the dead; it gouges to the heart of the flourishing, a harsh process designed to bring forth future abundance. But for … Continue reading Pruning
It is Enough
I set out on my walk through the cool Minnesota morning with good intentions. No podcast or music this morning - just communion with my Creator. I had good plans to pray for the people in my mind and heart as I strode past dew-laden ferns, past the mailbox, onward through the morning's coolness. As … Continue reading It is Enough
The First Fourth
Last weekend America celebrated her 244th birthday. Our citizens remembered the patriots who managed to defeat the world's greatest colonial power of the time to secure for us the hope of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". Two of those soldiers were my ancestors. They were simple farmers living in a small town in … Continue reading The First Fourth
A View of the Lake 