What an eventful Saturday! I got a running start. Literally. But it didn’t stop there. Shortly after returning from my group run with friends, I was off to help Fleta’s Cupboard make its third monthly appearance in the Kent Flea … Continue reading
“Why should the fire die? Our Mom and Dad kept theirs alive…” These words from my favorite Nickel Creek album kept thrumming in the back of my mind, as Marci and I hiked the trails of an obscure nature preserve … Continue reading
My parents are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary today! My sister and I went out to celebrate with them yesterday evening, and it was really fun to share in such an historic remembrance. The groomsmen spent the night before the … Continue reading
I became a serial victim of extortion in my first couple of hours after landing in London. Gosh, I was such a naïve, little, American tourist… A lamb being led to the slaughter… First, I allowed myself to be upsold … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Marilynne Robinson’s book, Gilead. My friend Kevin originally recommended the book to me. He knew that I liked Wendell Berry’s fiction, and he thought that this book had a similar resonance. Shortly after receiving Kevin’s recommendation, I happened … Continue reading
I’ve been reflecting on the “great mystery” of marriage. That phrase, “great mystery,” comes from Ephesians 5:21-33. And it says that marriage is “an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.” But in addition to the Ephesians … Continue reading
We were already a family when we moved to Amsterdam in the last week of January, 2003. Marci and I had been married for almost five years. Elliot was ten months old. Still, we really grew as a family during … Continue reading