The first time I met Bennington Lake was the late summer of 2008. At the time I still lived in the Midwest, and I was visiting my sister. It was the first week of September and so the trails were covered in what I have come to recognize as the […]
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Growing up in the Midwest I used to be terrified of tornadoes. Those stormy days would sweep in, decorating the blue skies of seemingly harmless afternoons with low hanging dark wall clouds. The birds and insects would hush, giving the earth an eerie silence — the grass would take on […]
I have long been very skittish and measured when it comes to talking about my faith, and it took me a long time before I could write publicly about it at all. I suspect there are a few reasons for this. For one, I am a cautious and private person by […]
I used to hate spring. I know, it seems weird now, because these days, I’m a sunshine chasing, lover of summer, but there was a time when I dreaded the changing of the seasons. I know, but bear with me. There were two very good reasons why I used to […]
January is a good month for reflections. Historically, I have like many others, used the beginning of the year to think about making resolutions. I’m not really sure why, because I actually hate New Years. January is a rough month, when all the holiday festivities are stripped away, and we’re […]
Matthew 1:23 “She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” It’s that time of year when we’re supposed to start thinking about holiday merriment. Making lists, checking them twice…? Yaddy yadda… I admit, I really haven’t made any of […]