The neighbors’ lawn is lush and green, while our lawn is decorated with dandelions and patches of brown. Clearly, we have some work to do when it comes to lawn maintenance. Everywhere we look, it feels as if we have something we aren’t keeping up with in life. The question “how do they do it…
Hospitality is the attitude and practice of providing the atmosphere and opportunities, however risky, in which strangers are free to become friends, thereby feeling accepted, included, and loved. Steve Clapp In a year where gathering in person around the kitchen table with friends has not been an option, I’ve spent a lot of time reading…
The bag in the back of the van held potentially needed items, the just-in-case necessities. Towels, first aid kit, sunscreen, bug spray, extra sunglasses, baseball caps, you get the idea. Nothing specific planned for these items, but one never knows. We might stop at a park, and someone might get muddy; we might find ourselves…
The other day my fifth grader made a statement along the lines of “oh, so you are just a janitor,” which lead to a heated discussion with his older brother. The discussion was around my responsibilities this year at preschool, which due to Covid, require a lot of cleaning. His brother took offense at his…
Driving down the road, I find myself lost in my imagination. While many people are not big fans of long road trips, I love to travel by car. Road trips allow my mind to get lost in stories—so many stories to discover, mostly imagined as we drive through old and new places. Old abandoned buildings,…
While many people focus on a fresh start, setting goals, new beginnings around the new year, I find myself more motivated in Spring. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. Not because it is my birth season; although that’s fun to celebrate, Spring for me represents all things new. Maybe you are…
