Add Water At Your Peril

Add Water At Your Peril

Winemakers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape must adhere to strict guidelines if they wish to present their wines to the marketplace as wines from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region . One curious rule is that, except in extraordinary circumstances (and then only...
Catching Dreams

Catching Dreams

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. — Joel 2:28 Dreamer. The word has a bad rep. It connotes laziness. Distraction. Fuzziness. Idealism. To...
Bears Almond Milk and You

Bears Almond Milk and You

We have two bears. We call them Eric and Elissa. They like almond milk; and they’ll do just about anything to get it. If there’s something you really want, be a bear. ____________________________________________________________________________ When...
I Can Read Your Mind

I Can Read Your Mind

can read your mind. I’m not always right, but with a bit of help, I can come pretty close. “How you spend your days is, of course, how you spend your life,” Annie Dillard says. “What you do with this hour, and that one, is what you are...
Vacate and Recreate

Vacate and Recreate

Will you take one? A real one? I’m talking about a real vacation. Where you actually get away. Away from the office, away from work, away from the screen, away from email, away from social. Away from the slipstream of your life. So that you can rest, and...