Reflections
Notes from our first year of retirement, travel, transition, faith, and the quiet work of paying attention.
Can we discuss the case for snake skin shoes? There is a well known poem that infers that when I…
October 3, 2025, Michael left for work for the last time. We had coffee on the deck and talked about…
A First Sunday in Lent Reflection ~ Choosing Steadiness in this Season This time of year carries more brown and…
Super Bowl Sunday. The day you gather with family and friends to watch the biggest sporting event of the year…
Traveling back to Minnesota always gives us time to talk. Especially now, when there are no work calls or texts…
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, beliefs, desires,…
January in the Upper Midwest is cold. It is the month we disappear into our homes, venturing out only when…
Someone Really Needs to Dust This Place While talking with a friend recently, I stopped mid sentence to sneeze. And…
I grew up on the prairie of southern Minnesota during what I sometimes call the “Ice Age”. This was a…