Having Strength Before We Need It

Over these past few months of loss, love, transition and change, many people have said, “You both are so strong,” and “We admire your faith,” and “I could never be as strong as you.”
I’ll let you in on our secret.
A few weeks before the accident that claimed Makenzie’s life, we attended a worship service at [...]

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What A Weirdo (The First Day of School)

99.99% of school aged kids dislike school.  Ok, maybe that’s not a fair statistic but there are few people who really really enjoy going to school.  Makenzie was one of those weirdoes. Makenzie LOVED school.   Let me rewrite that … Makenzie loved GOING to school.  She did not always enjoy all the subjects (especially Math), [...]

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Uncleanliness is Next to Godliness

Pet Peeves.  I have very few. But one that does get my proverbial goat deals with the inside windshield of my car.  When humidity causes the inside of my car window to fog up, my natural reaction use to be to wipe it with my hand so I could see.  Doing so left smudge marks when the condensation [...]

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I’m A Tree-Hugger!

I’ve never wanted to hug a tree before; never really understood the purpose. (I don’t even like granola or own a pair of Birkenstocks). But this past Saturday, I was converted. As most of you know, we are staying at a beautiful cabin on a lake in MN; loons calling through [...]

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Going On Without Moving On

There are certain life events from which we move on: a bad math grade, an NBA championship upset, the multiple retirements of Brett Favre.  To me, the phrase “moving on” means it’s over and done with; in the past; don’t look back.  And in some sense, moving on is synonymous with “forget about it.”
Makenzie’s life-death-life [...]

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