Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
Anticipation As we begin our Advent journey, we do so with a sense of anticipation. The anticipation is distinct to each of us: looking forward to the snow and the change of season. The anticipation is highly shared: the onslaught of exterior extension cords. The anticipation is nearly universal: the longing for light to fight... Continue Reading →
This year, Valerie decided that for her Lenten discipline she would take a photo each day based on a published daily theme. This Advent, I am going to attempt to see if I cannot join her in stepping up to the challenge of the required discipline to see this through. I will post... Continue Reading →
I haven't written here for a while. I have been meaning to for some time. I even have some ideas. All I need right now is some motivation. So, when Valerie suggested that I post the recipe for tonight's dinner, I thought, "what the heck." Tonight was one of those classic "must-go" evenings where... Continue Reading →
I was mowing the lawn the other day and thinking about this, that, and the other. As I began mowing near the fence separating our yard from our neighbor's (the one pictured to the left), the famous line/quote from Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" came to mind "Good fences make good neighbors" I began picking it... Continue Reading →
A few weekends ago, our whole family attended one of my daughter's confirmation retreats. The theme of the weekend was "Sacraments and Sacramentals". The context in which these topics were discussed was the "Hero's Journey" monomyth pattern identified by Joseph Campbell. At the end of the weekend, we were given the assignment to "write an essay... Continue Reading →
I have been attempting to write this post for well over a week now. I knew what I wanted to write about. I have had many thoughts on what I wanted to say. I simply could not find a way to join these thoughts into any sort of coherent order. For the last few... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make. It's not something of which I'm terribly proud. It is, however, a part of who I am. I am a racist. I am a homophobe. These are not statements you normally hear someone say about themselves. These are not goals to which most (civilized) people aspire. And, if you... Continue Reading →
In the last few weeks, the same question has come at me from a couple different directions in a couple different forms. In a recent tete-a-tete I had with a Facebook friend and fellow scouter, he postulated that his morality was based on biblical teaching while mine was based on nothing but my feelings, and... Continue Reading →
When I started putting this blog together a few weeks ago, I had no idea what my first post would be. I had lots of ideas. But never in my wildest dreams did I believe it would be this. In case you have not yet heard, the national office of the Boy Scouts of... Continue Reading →
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