How could I have been so busy that I didn't have time for the sky? The setting I seek, to drift, and ponder each and every why. Continue Reading...
At Peace in the Forest
At Peace In The Forest I walked in the woods. It was cold. The chill on my face was cold enough for me to notice. I thought that maybe it was cold enough to freeze condensation into my mustache. The snow was hard. It was frozen, molded by the beings that had trodden there before me. My steps were my own, but nearly every one of Continue Reading...
My Aunt Janette Remembered
I find myself staring into the beautiful spaces that God created and letting my mind wander over the hills, through the valleys, and along the streams. In my mind all of it is wild, all of it is untouched, and all of it is revered by mankind. From the path my mind wanders along, I see the people who now walk the streets of gold, the ones we loved here on earth. I long to sit and visit with them Continue Reading...
It Was Me, I Lost God
Have you ever found yourself looking around in the darkness of your somehow closed mind, and wondered how in the world you arrived at this place? If you were to trace your steps, reflecting on every detail that you pondered in the making of choices you made, did you find that first wrong turn? No? Then you're not being completely honest with yourself. Own up; look in the mirror; search your soul, Continue Reading...
Pray Pastor
Pray pastor, please continue to pray, so I don’t have to raise my head or open my eyes. I wish not to wipe my eyes, nor do I care to address the shortness of breath accompanied with the quiet sobs rippling through me. For all the pain and suffering that surrounds me, I am okay here, safely seeking refuge in this old, friendly church. If this moment could just last forever, maybe I could return to Continue Reading...
Our Dear Marjorie
I was so happy to get home late last night. Mom and I made amazing time returning from an emotional afternoon spent in Woodstock, NB. We are so thankful for the opportunity we had to get up to Canada and celebrate Marjorie's life with everyone, even if only for the afternoon. I rolled into my yard at around 11:30pm last night, after a 770 mile round-trip that had started some 18 hours prior. For Continue Reading...
God’s Plan – A Tribute to Marjorie Leech (Peterson)
God's Plan - A Tribute to Marjorie Leech (Peterson) Somewhere around the world today there was another selfless soul born, of that I am pretty sure. And even with all the newborns today, there'll never another Marjorie be. I ended the phone call with ..."my thoughts and prayers are with all of you." As I promised I would, I dialed the number to my parents house and waited for Mom to answer. Continue Reading...
God's Plan – A Tribute to Marjorie Leech (Peterson)
Somewhere around the world today there was another selfless soul born, of that I am pretty sure. And even with all the newborns today, there'll never another Marjorie be. I ended the phone call with ..."my thoughts and prayers are with all of you." As I promised I would, I dialed the number to my parents house and waited for Mom to answer. Usually, it's been her making those dreaded calls to me, Continue Reading...
The Beginning and the End
The Lord said, “I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”But I sit here thinking on and longing for the good ole days, the past. Where does faith go when we think too much, and get caught up in the pace of society? Information comes and goes so fast that we barely hold on, so we search again just to see. I am a man in awesome wonder, at times life gets in and my Continue Reading...
Remembering, God’s plan – A tribute to Dennis Traynor and his family
It's been two years. But in some ways I am sure it feels like no time has passed, yet, in other ways it may seem like decades have run past. This morning, I awake with both the Traynor's and my brother's family on my mind. I share this again, in remembrance and in tribute to Dennis. Time passes, and supposedly heals all wounds, but still there lies a void where a man once walked among our lives. Continue Reading...