Why I’m Not Choosing a Word for 2017

Why I’m Not Choosing a Word for 2017

I love the way each new year seems to bring with it a fresh sense of purpose and renewal. Given the chance, I think any one of us would choose to hit the delete button on areas of our lives and start recording from the beginning. Something about January 1 makes this...

Chasing the Wild Goose

As I sit here listening to the tromping and hammering of roofers replacing my hail-beaten roof, the one that will only belong to me for 10 more days, and with the inocuous smell of cardboard filling my nostrils and with the faint sounds of Angry Birds cackling,...

The Relevance of Christmas

I’ve a grown a bit weary of the frivolities of Christmas.  Cheap strings of lights on houses, larger-than-life candy canes lining driveways, Santa posing for kids’ photos in the mall, junk mail with pictures of shiny red bows on tools offering “More...