The Turning Point

The Turning Point

“Change today?” the beggar asked. There was a touch of anger. Some sarcasm. A bit of sadness too. My son glanced up at me sideways. “So now you want to be a father?” I’d been endeavoring to share some hard-earned, hard-fought,...
Slow The Roll

Slow The Roll

It’s the first week of December. The air is sharper. The light is thinner. Nature knows what to do this time of year. It slows down. Many animals hibernate. Many plants go dormant. Even the forests quiet themselves and rest under rising drifts of snow. And we humans,...
Pathway to Possibility

Pathway to Possibility

It has been a challenging year. No one needs to tell you that. The headlines have been heavy. The markets unpredictable. The culture loud and anxious. Conflicts around the world have shaken the ground under our feet. Many people are carrying more worry than they care...
Planting For The Future

Planting For The Future

I’d been putting off the task. As I do. But the nights had been pretty cold for the last few weeks; and now, snow was in the forecast. So it needed to be done. Now or never. Planting the daffodil bulbs. The light was low that day. The sky a steel grey. And a...
Hello Darkness

Hello Darkness

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build...