Lost in Memories

Lost in Memories

It was a week overflowing with extraordinary memories.  I spent an afternoon lost in old files and pictures. A trip in March 2010 consumed me. (It is now July, 2014) I couldn’t retreat from my typed notes from a 2010 trip to Vermont or Ben’s plethora of...
Singing My Faith

Singing My Faith

In a mid-year note to several friends this week I suggested the short stories in Everyday Wonder, from Kansas to Kenya, from Ecuador to Ethiopia for some fun reading. I enjoyed most sending a note to my choir director and first theology teacher at the Presbyterian...

Honoring an Anniversary

Before I open my eyes this morning I plan my day. Today, June 5, 2014 is the three year anniversary of Rodney’s death. I plan to drive to Unity Village, about twenty-five miles east of here. I want to walk the labyrinth and hike in the woods. The solitude will...

Haydn’s The Creation

Rehearsal this afternoon of Haydn’s Creation filled Friendship Hall at Village Pres with joyous sound. A gorgeous orchestra and chorus members from William Jewell, UMKC and Village Pres produced thrilling music. I can’t imagine how awesome it will be to...

Gray but Gratifying

Misty gray waves roll in. A gray sky and gray Atlantic Ocean meet at a distant, indistinguishable horizon. Today promises to be another wild, wet, and windy day on the Outer Banks. I gaze out the tower windows at Blue Heaven, a fine view no matter the weather....

A Book Is Born

“What made you lose your courage like that?” These words turned on an unexpected faucet and stories began to flow; slowly a book began to emerge. For the next five or six years emails of writing flowed back and forth between Arizona and Kansas. Kaze had come to Kansas...