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Our Senses 28.01.2024 14:22 ↓

Pondering experiencing things with multiple senses.

The Gift of the Firefly 20.01.2024 6:00 ↓

When a glimmer pierces the darkness, one does well to bask in the light.

Dona Nobis Pacem 14.01.2024 11:29 ↓

How does one process grief in the specifics of a broken world?

Quarantine 01.01.2024 12:32 ↓

An abrupt interruption of life might teach us that the only things we can control are our responses to the things we can't control.

Time Travel 24.12.2023 12:16 ↓

Visiting memories of loss and blessings, and anticipating the future on the smell of fresh-cut grass.

Faith and Belief 17.12.2023 7:46 ↓

Having returned from a long summer ride, Papa Rod ponders faith and belief, and confusion and conviction, and knowledge and pride.

Ghosts 12.12.2023 19:25 ↓

We are contained in one another.  We inhale wisdom from our elders and exhale wisdom to those entrusted to us, and they pass it on to their own.

Parables and Metaphors 05.12.2023 10:52 ↓

Cleaning the outside of the house and pondering appearances, and reality, and things that matter.

Baptism 27.11.2023 12:15 ↓

Gratefully remembering Baptism, obedience, family and community, and the mystery of sacrament.

Stories 22.11.2023 13:34 ↓

A storyteller tells stories about telling stories.

The Oregon Trail 17.11.2023 6:01 ↓

Pondering the letting go.

Aretha Franklin 12.11.2023 11:26 ↓

Pondering the passing of a giant from a world that needs giants.

Gender and House Painting 09.11.2023 8:06 ↓

A politically incorrect pondering of gender difference in beautifying and maintaining.  

The Quiet of the Night 07.11.2023 9:35 ↓

Basking in the absence of the overwhelming din.

The Back of the Dragon 02.11.2023 8:29 ↓

Pondering the blessings that we don't even need.

Colorblind 02.11.2023 12:25 ↓

A light-hearted rant about being colorblind.

The Work of the Kingdom 02.11.2023 15:07 ↓

Pondering being about things that matter.

Interstate 77 01.11.2023 9:54 ↓

In which Papa Rod ponders the corridors that provide passage, and wonders why it is always raining in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Leaving and Cleaving 01.11.2023 8:50 ↓

Pondering the evolution of relationships, of need and desire.  

Remembering and Anticipating 01.11.2023 6:41 ↓

The dormer window provides a look into the past, and a dream of what the future might hold for those who follow us.

The Unquiet of the Trees 31.10.2023 5:34 ↓

The trees may be majestic and peaceful, but they are not quiet.

Looking Down the Road 31.10.2023 15:40 ↓

Pondering encounters with things you can't anticipate.

Melancholy and Angry Skies 31.10.2023 9:18 ↓

Learning emotion from the weather.

Sunshine and Rain 30.10.2023 8:22 ↓

Pondering the Blessings and Inconveniences of Weather.

The Metric System 30.10.2023 13:20 ↓

A Rant and a Resolve Regarding the Metric System