It’s 4:00pm. The previous six hours of work lie in the rear-view mirror and what’s left of the day is splayed open like an unwrapped Christmas present; all that’s left is for the corners to be folded down and to tie a bow around the top. The more difficult aspect of my job would have…
Month: February 2021
Casting Lines And Casting Cares
I’m always amazed by how my husband, with a flick of his wrist, can send a line out over the lake in a perfect arch glinting in the sun like a spider’s thread. Then, just as quickly as the line hits the water, he’s drawing it back. He reels at a slow yet consistent pace,…
Everyday Valentine
January in Minnesota is often seen as drudgery. We typically try to just get through it. Between the bitter cold and dull gray skies, there’s not much to look forward to. As I considered how the holidays were long past, and my stir-crazy kids were stuck indoors loaded with energy to burn, the prospect of a…
Bucking The Trend
Recently I was talking to a friend who attends an enormous church in another state. As we were discussing Friendship Church, he was trying to figure out why we would need more than one preacher on a Sunday. His church has multiple campuses as well, but only one Pastor speaks, and it is shown on…