I'm so cold!!! I'm helping at a camp in northern MN and it's very cold. Today I've been responsible for keeping two wood stoves burning. I just went over to the dining hall and chapel to add more wood. It's so cold outside. Turns out it's -17 right now with a wind chill of -33! … [Read more...] about Chilly
Life Lesson
Over the past three months, I've been learning an important life lesson: roles can switch very quickly. I wasn't prepared to learn this lesson so young. It's easy to think that parents and grandparents will live until we are old. There comes a time when the parent becomes the … [Read more...] about Life Lesson
Oh, my eye!
There has been something wrong with my left eye for a couple weeks now. I don't have allergies but I thought that since I'm in a new environment, perhaps my body is reacting to something. I finally gave in and saw an eye doctor today. Turns out I have inflammation of that … [Read more...] about Oh, my eye!
So many words
I just finished watching two debates in New Hampshire. Four Democrats, six Republicans, lots of words and at times, not much was said. It was fascinating to watch the exhanges between candidates, to see their facial expressions, and to watch the body language. I was surprised at … [Read more...] about So many words
More questions
Why don't most people ask the difficult questions about faith? "Questions that need to be asked. Questions that sometimes we are too afraid or too comfortable to ask ourselves. Questions that propel us into a search for something deeper, something fresher, something more real. … [Read more...] about More questions