I'm tired.  No commentary today.  I'll let the photo speak for itself for a change.

It has happened again.  I failed to get yesterday's photo (family) on the day it was due. But there is a bit of meta-irony in why I did not have the head or heart for taking time to observe my daily discipline—a member of my family was being shafted and I was fuming. In her... Continue Reading →

Each Sunday, we transition from the sharing of the peace to the presentation of our offering with the words, "Let us worship God with our offerings." Because we hear these same words every week,  I wonder if we sometimes fall into the habit of hearing them in the same we we hear, "...and the home of... Continue Reading →

No, today's theme is not "Lent Light," some rebranding that offers an easier or less filling form of Lent.  But seriously, I had two ways that I could have gone with this.  The opposite of heavy or the opposite of dark.  I opted for the latter. Today's photo is of sunRISE, not sunset.  I took... Continue Reading →

Ok... I'll admit that I let the day's events drive the photo more than did the word of the day. That being said, this little guy actually works pretty well for discussing sacrifice. The earliest form of sacrifice that we knew within human society was the abandoning of that which we valued at the foot... Continue Reading →

To endure is to stand the test of time, adversity, or both. Endurance requires strength... But what is strength? In today's photo, I captured (or at least attempted to capture) two very different forms of strength and endurance. Rocks are hard.  While nature and erosion will eventually break them down, on a human timescale, they are... Continue Reading →

These last four days' themes form a rather interesting trajectory. Three days ago, we were invited to take a breather and rejoice at having made it over half way through the rigors of Lent. Two days ago, we focused on the hope that comes with Easter at the end of this journey. Yesterday, we stepped... Continue Reading →

  Finding the photo was easy. Ferreting out why I wanted to take it, not so much. There are many paths we travel in our lives. Some are exciting and new. Some we see routinely. Some are uncomfortable. Some are welcoming. My family and I built this particular path into our home.  It will always... Continue Reading →

As Winter drags on, we look forward to the coming of Spring and a break from the snow, ice, and freezing rain.  It has been a roller coaster ride of expectation.  Each sunny day that reached into the 60s and melted the snow led us to believe that the seasons were finally changing.  But then,... Continue Reading →

Todays' word had me stumped.  I had never heard the word "Laetare" before.  A quick Google search later, I had learned that this is the traditional name for the fourth Sunday in Lent.  The word itself translates roughly to mean rejoice!  It is the first Sunday after the halfway point in the Lenten journey.  It... Continue Reading →