This morning I woke up an hour and a half past my alarm. On a Sunday this is a disaster for a pastor. Once I woke up I quickly rushed around getting ready for the morning. But, being so discombobulated, I kept tripping over myself. Somehow I managed to finish my final sermon preparations and…
Month: September 2016
September Flower
This morning I was honored to escort one of the most lovely people I’ve ever met as she participated in a walk-a-thon for the local Baptist retirement home 1. Miss Peg, who often comments on this blog, is 90 years old and communicates with me during the week mostly through iMessage on her iPad. She’s…
Sunset in the Parking Lot
Tonight I was out running errands with my wife, and when we emerged from the grocery store we were greeted by one of the most stunning sunsets I have ever seen. A line of clouds stretched across the sky near the horizon, and the Sun had just behind it’s front. This caused the sunlight to…
Unpacking Returned
Here is another unexpected interlude to the story I wasn’t expecting during my initial outline. It serves as a fitting send off for a fallen friend, and allows for some character development at the same time. It amazes me how the needs of the tale manage to create these turns, even long after I began…
Mobile Raw Photography
I’ve had a stressful couple of days. In the grand scheme of life these are really nothing more than deep sighs, but sometimes dozens of deep sighs can create some big internal tension. This tension needs a decent outlet. Yesterday actually provided an outlet for the box of stress in which I am currently living….
Fiction Tuesday – Returned
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link Terrin’s hand had become limp in Jeremy’s grasp, but the youth refused to let go. Ama knelt beside him, weeping openly. Tollen and Michael, both ashen-faced, forced themselves to turn…
