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October 1, 2026

STABILIZING SEASONAL SHIFTS We know intellectually before we know experientially. The pages of the calendar turn unbidden. Our current routines and activities begin to evolve and direct us into the shift. We acknowledge change is coming. Then, we begin to feel the difference. A coolness in the air. Vibrant greens of summer turning to golden hues as crops indicate the coming harvest. And “boom”, we wake to a fresh season. We celebrate, but recognize alongside the pleasures and joys will...

January 9, 2020

When Normal Wanes, Where is God?

One of the great things about the string of pearl activities from Thanksgiving to New Years is the change of pace and scenery. They bring sparkle, glitter and delight into the ordinary; flooding our days with specialness. Yet, one of the difficult things about the holidays is also the change of pace and days flooded with specialness. We haven’t lived “normal” for weeks. Routines are smashed and drug through the mill. We’re snatched from our intentional, thought-out schedules and thrown...

August 22, 2019

One Truth to Survive Seasonal Changes

On a recent morning jog, passing through a wooded stretch, a hint of autumn washed over me. There was a slight chill to the air and a morning shower created a musky dampness, leaving the air smelling of decaying earth. An overnight windstorm had prematurely tugged leaves from their branches and scattered them along the pathway. And the heart skipped a beat as the realization hit, though still mid-August, fall lay just around the next bend.  The urge pressed in...