God’s Protection

Last Wednesday evening a woman paced a Maine shoreline waiting for her husband, an experienced kayak tour guide, and two other kayakers (husband and wife).  They were two hours past their arrival time.  A lobster boat captain stopped to check on her.  She explained...

What’s Your Drink of Choice?

For some reason during this particular season of my life I’ve found myself a bit more frayed than usual.  I’ve been a bit snappy, a bit short, a bit–shall we just say it?–grumpy. Oh. I can thing of at least 17 million things to blame it on, but...

Just One Instant

How long do you think an “instant” actually is? Is it a few seconds?  Half a second?  Almost as long as a moment? Silly questions, really, but for some reason I’ve been feeling a need to define and quantify something that I’ve learned has so...

Joplin Strong – Surviving the May 22, 2011 Tornado

Every year around this time in Joplin there is this tension building up to May 22nd.  That day.  That day put our sleepy town on the map.   Every time we are out of town (regardless of how far away) and I’m asked where we are from, and I answer, the person...