Reflections

Notes from our first year of retirement, travel, transition, faith, and the quiet work of paying attention.

Anchors, Not Chains: Building a New Home Rhythm

Two coffee cups, a journal and a Bible on a table in a library. Featured in Anchors not Chains: Building a Home Rhythm

Building a New Home Rhythm Morning arrives differently now. Without an alarm clock announcing the day, we are ....

The Case for Snake Skin Shoes

lady in jeans and snake skin shoes

Can we discuss the case for snake skin shoes? There is a well known poem that infers that ....

When the Alarm Clock Stops: Do We Drift or Design?

Two coffee cups on a table on a deck. Used as the feature image in When the Alarm clock stops: do we drift or design?

October 3, 2025, Michael left for work for the last time. We had coffee on the deck and ....

Choosing Steadiness in this Season

Early spring eastern redbud

A First Sunday in Lent Reflection ~ Choosing Steadiness in this Season This time of year carries more ....

SKOL: The Discipline of Hope

A Minnesota Vikings emblem. Skol: The Discipline of Hope

Super Bowl Sunday. The day you gather with family and friends to watch the biggest sporting event of ....

Let’s Focus on the Good Things

Let's Focus on the Good Things

Traveling back to Minnesota always gives us time to talk. Especially now, when there are no work calls ....

Word of the Year 2026 – Intentionality

Beautiful autumn trees are the backdrop to an essay on intentionality

In·ten·tion·al·i·ty /inˌten(t)SHəˈnalədē/ noun 1. the fact of being deliberate or purposive. the quality of mental states (e.g., thoughts, ....

January 2026 is in the Books

January 2026 winter scene

January in the Upper Midwest is cold. It is the month we disappear into our homes, venturing out ....

 Someone Really Needs to Dust This Place

A box of vintage Christmas baubles in an article called Someone really needs to dust this place

Someone Really Needs to Dust This Place While talking with a friend recently, I stopped mid sentence to ....

If you’ve found yourself in a similar season,  newly retired, reorienting, or simply learning to slow down, you’re welcome here.

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