Walking in the New Year
We pulled into the parking lot. The temperature was 27 degrees. As expected, Dave and Elliott were waiting for us. After dropping a vehicle at the planned ending point (19 Continue Reading →
The Hidden Promise of Winter
“Cold is not so cold if you are not afraid of it.” Laura Ingalls Wilder It was October of 1880, and an early blizzard hit the Dakota Territory near the Continue Reading →
Fear
There are days when the worry seems to dominate me When I cannot see outside my headMy eyes reflect in those I know wellAlthough so much is left unsaidI do Continue Reading →
The Silent Pandemic
In 1990, no state had an obesity rate of greater than 19 percent. Two decades later, no state had an obesity rate less than 20 percent. Being overweight was well Continue Reading →
The Lexical Mistake of Social Distancing
Some weeks back, my wife and I met up with another married couple for an outdoor, evening dinner at a restaurant set in the middle of rural farmland. As the Continue Reading →
If the Pandemic is God’s Will, Then Here are the Messages He Seems to Be Sending
Much debate has ensued over the past couple of months as to God’s role (or lack thereof) in the current pandemic. Whether the pandemic is seen as God’s explicit or Continue Reading →
For Better, Or For the Better
For Better, or for the Better Matthew Battiato stood pensively in front of the large congregation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. As the familiar song started playing and the people Continue Reading →
We Can Do This
As the COVID-19 pandemic roles on, and anxiety increases about what the fall semester will look like for school, what the economic outlook will be, and just how healthy we Continue Reading →
What If We Had Known?
A little ways back, our kids started pulling some old videos from years ago that we had stored below our television (yes, we were still using a handheld video player). Continue Reading →
Ralph Probert: A Century of Reflections
On May 30, 1920, Ralph Engel Probert was born in the small town of Salem, Ohio, roughly twenty miles from the Pennsylvania border. At this particular time (until 1968), Memorial Continue Reading →