Evening has fallen as I write this. Yesterday some snow flakes rode the cold air but none of them stuck to the ground. This afternoon the snow has clung to the grass and trees just enough to remind me to keep my scraper and shovels handy. Toward the end of August, summer warmth and sun […]
Welcome Back, Autumn (Guest Post)
Our son, Chuk is a true Michigander with the heart of a poet. He lives in Grand Rapids, and, along with his day-job is pioneering a candle-making business called Red Jacket Candle Company. I have invited him to contribute a guest post today. My breath hung in the air as if it were being played […]
The Stimulant of Autumn
Jan Karon’s description of autumn in Mitford.
The Call of the Loon
The spring has been slow coming this year following a brutal winter. Like never before I long for a bit of time up north this summer and the call of the Loon and all that goes with it. Here is a note I posted in 2007: Holly is in the Northwoods leading a Journey to […]
Seeing the Sacred in the Mundane
There are sacred and beautiful things all around all of us all the time, but we have to cultivate the capacity to enjoy them. This is a re-run an old piece that I hope will encourage you to see the sacred in the common things around you. Wise men realize that after the years have […]
Enjoy Life Now
Later this month we are planning a trip to Bois Blanc Island in the Straits of Mackinaw. It will be an adventure. Years ago, when the children were small, I dreamed about being with the family in God’s creation. Here is a story a wrote ten years ago about something that happened about 20 years […]
My Faithful Witness in the Sky
This week I’m re-running a few posts from the past to stimulate your appetite for God’s creation. This photo is by my friend Tim Rainey who knows I love the sight of the moon. I just took Charles to work. It is about 32 degrees outside and clear, a beautiful morning. The sun is about […]
Misty Snow at Dusk
Photo by the Amazing Bill Fortney Here in the Mitten State we are running out of places to put the snow. The winter winds and cold have finally stripped the flowering pear out front of her leaves. And it has been cold, cold, cold—bitter cold in the daytime and brutal cold at night. Saturday evening […]
Pleasures Forevermore
When I was a boy I discovered that if I would swing and lean back and then lean forward quickly on the descent, I would have a feeling of weightlessness. At the time I considered it a wonderful feeling of euphoria. I tried to show others how to experience the unusual feeling of sudden weightlessness. […]
Don’t Miss the Corn Moon Tonight
Be careful not to live with your head down. You will miss the glory and wonder of the sky. I aimed my Jeep west in the pre-dawn light this morning eager to start my preparation for a new series on Heaven–the Eternal State–The New Heavens and the New Earth–The Eternal Kingdom of God. I am […]