The Lee of the Storm

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Last week, my family and I monitored the news channels as we watched Hurricane Isaac crawl north across Louisiana, leaving flooding and wind destruction in its wake. This wasn’t our first time preparing for a storm to hit.  Living in … Continue reading

Garden Musings

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A start-up tomato plant has sprouted up amongst the cantaloupe, an unintended planting from last year’s harvest.  When a vegetable grows unbidden in the wrong part of the garden, does that make it a weed?  I’m not sure.  I think I’ll … Continue reading

Where there is Darkness…

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I sat huddled at my desk, face pressed into palms supported by elbows propped on desktop, staring into the darkness of my own hands…feeling the darkness pressing in from all sides.  The work day was ended.  It was time to … Continue reading

John ~ A Canine Athlete

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Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah … Continue reading

Christmas Mourning ~ Blessed are Those Who Mourn!

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We speak of Christmas as the most joyful time of year.  We sing lyrics, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”  And Christmas is a wonderful time of great joy and rich traditions, specifically because of the event which … Continue reading