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Twenty Years of Stories

This is the archive: two decades of questions, lessons, and moments worth writing down. I don't publish here much anymore, but I do still write about my life today, what I'm up to, travel, family, work insights, and more. If you want the current stuff, that's what the newsletters are for and I'd love for you to subscribe.

Sunday Selah

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For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known. I Cor. 13:12 The back door of the house. It’s glass with a cream wood frame. It’s the main access for going onto the back porch and out to the back…
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An Evening on the Water

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I love this new city we call home. After two years, it is beginning to feel that way. I love the miles of trails we hike. I love the water and the wildlife. I love the architecture and beauty everywhere I look. But most of all, I love that we are an easy drive for the people we love to…
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Putting the Me in TiME

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I’m sitting on my bed, computer in my lap. History Channel is blaring on the television, 3 of 8 mesmerized by a special on giant box jelly fish. The twins are freshly out of the tub, hair damp, one of them sporting only a diaper, one of them in the buff. They have opened an entire package of diapers and…
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Play Time

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I was going to delve into some more inquiries from QuestFest…but I got a little distracted by my photography efforts from Memorial Day weekend. We spent a delightful afternoon hiking the lake trails in our amazing city’s downtown park, me following our crew, clicking away. While I came away from the afternoon with a memory card full of images, I…
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