I wonder sometimes if I’m more of a butterfly chaser than I am a racer. I remember this one race …I guess it must have been maybe my second year of cross-country. I ate a big bag of orange slices … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
We have a dry erase board in our kitchen that we use to keep track of groceries that we need to buy. This morning, when I made my lunch for later in the mail route, I realized that we were … Continue reading
When I run in the early morning darkness, sometimes I hear something big that I’ve surprised running through the woods. It scares me. I’m more than startled. I think I’m really a little scared. I listen…and usually I can tell … Continue reading
Most of us know if what we do is essential to someone. We have a feeling, deep in our spirit, whether or not what we do matters…if what we do makes a difference in this world. I just don’t want … Continue reading
Sometimes, when you talk to people about really mundane things, like refurbishing a shovel or why some tool has merit over another tool, you can see their eyes glaze over and you can feel any interest or enthusiasm leave their … Continue reading
I bought some lemonade from some little kids who had set up a lemonade stand at the end of a dead-end street yesterday. They had two signs…one at the stand, the other about 20 feet up the road. They’d set … Continue reading
I love running at night. Actually, I run in the very early morning. It’s the tail end of night. I love it when it’s dark and the sky is perfectly clear and every star that I can see is shining … Continue reading
I didn’t run this morning. My hip was bothering me….so I didn’t run. It’s good to feel like I’m not on a treadmill. I can get off when I want to. I don’t have to run everyday. Yesterday, I did … Continue reading
My youngest son went to preschool for his first day yesterday. Jenny said that they split the day up into 15 minute activities, so I think he covered a lot of ground in the 3 hours he was there. From … Continue reading
I got the idea somewhere along the line that humility was one of the most pleasing traits you could have in the eyes of God. I think that I thought that if a gentle sense of humility was pleasing to … Continue reading