Every summer, except two, since 1979 I have traveled with a group of high school students and adult leaders to somewhere in Appalachia to repair homes. Kentucky. Virginia. West Virginia. Saturday I go again. We will repair floors or roofs or build … [Read more]
Shoulders To Stand On
It is more than just history, I think. The pictures. The artifacts. The reminders of days gone by. Including those reminders which are a part of the times when we share the bread and the cup. It is more than history. It is the shoulders we stand … [Read more]
But I Will
He won’t remember. (After all, he is only 2 ½.) But I will. I will remember going for walks with him. Not just walking, but jumping and hopping our way along. I will remember our making up names for the horses we saw in the field. I will … [Read more]
Gratitude
"If the only prayer we ever say in our lives is "Thank You" that will be enough." - Meister Eckhart A card with that saying on sits on my desk. I see it every day. And, truthfully, every day I try to say Thank you. Sometimes it is a pretty … [Read more]
Let Your Heart Be Broken
Caitlyn, we have known each other for most of your life. As I have Will and Caroline and Matt who are not able to be here this morning. Emma and Asha, we have know each other not quite that long. 4 or 5 years. Maybe 5 or 6 years. Judy, while we only … [Read more]
Ghosts
Yesterday I encountered a ghost. I was walking home after a conversation with someone whom I have known for many years. Suddenly they were swirling around me. The memories. The old, almost forgotten feelings. The words long since spoken. There … [Read more]
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