Ode to January Gray

Long ago in an airport far away…..
in January of 1981 we moved to Detroit where, having arrived at the airport in the midst of a history-making winter storm, I waited with Adam while his Dad went out to find our rental car. After about 30 minutes I wearily created a playpen from our [...]

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I Wish I’d Had A Goat

I love uncovering the origin of phrases that roll out of the mouth as easily as steam from a teapot. There are things we say that poise as obvious truth though we don’t even realize we don’t know from whence they came. Truly wonderful are those tidbits we can’t even hear because we’ve been [...]

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I Grow Stuff

When you move to a new place and almost every day meet someone for the first time you have plenty of chances to hear your “self” descriptions. The questions vary, “What do you do?” “What brought you here?” “What have you been reading?” and perhaps the season’s most likely question, “Who do [...]

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That Was Different

Last year about this time I started planning for the upcoming mission camps at Laurel Ridge. I remember choosing “Change is Good” as the theme after listening to a CD Rusty put together for me as a Christmas present. I’ve written enough curriculum, retreat and camp programs in my life to know you should always [...]

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All Used Up

One of my favorite games is “all used up.” I try to use all of the ink in my purple pen before I lose it, the last match in a matchbox, the last slice of bread…you get it. Well, yesterday was cause for celebration. I knew the day had promise since I was running [...]

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