I love the new life that comes with spring. There are ducklings and goslings on the pond and the air is full of birdsong. I have two daughters with chickens, one of which had multiple broods free ranging around her property. This particular little family was fun to watch as the chicks were barely a […]
These are two of my most favorite people in the entire world and I am so grateful to call them family. They are not so little anymore but strapping young men with bright futures and an even brighter love of God. They are brothers of the best kind. Not because life has been easy for […]
Today, I am profoundly grateful for Hope. To know that we are so much more than the sum total of our mistakes and weaknesses. To know that the Power of Heaven is real and as a divine child of God, we can have access to that power in a very real sense. That we don’t […]
Every once in a while, I notice that a specific flower or plant doesn’t seem to thrive in the place that I have planted it. I try to find the reason and, if possible, fix the problem. I like happy plants. For several years I tried to get tulips to grow in a planter beside […]
I love walking through the redwood forests on the Pacific Coast. I breathe deeper, walk slower, and try to notice everything. These forests are full of life and clean air, and when I’m there, I want to soak it all in. When walking these magnificent paths, I often don’t know what I’ll see around the […]
Living in a mountain desert means the constant need for moisture. In the wintertime, our high altitude brings much of that moisture in the form of snow. Water that I know we sorely need in this drought year. Water that transforms the face of our landscape and meets the needs of both farms and cities. […]
Late last summer our family room was home to several monarch caterpillars. We watched the eggs hatch and the voracious tiny caterpillars begin their constant eating. For the first part of their life, growth is rapid and very noticeable. Every day they were bigger and ate more. It was a lot of work to keep […]
My daughter Sarah, runs an animal rescue facility for injured, displaced, and non-releasable animals. She was asked to take in this Amazon parrot by a woman fighting the ravages of cancer. The woman knew of Sarah’s reputation and dedication to animals and was grateful when he was accepted into her facility. Sarah provides him with […]
I have always been fascinated by great apes, the way they work with opposable thumbs and move with flexible shoulders. I am intrigued by the way they care for their young in ways that are familiar to humans. When I am lucky enough to look into their deep soulful eyes, I am always left wishing […]
Last year, the data from NASA’s space probe gave scientists the information to revise their previous numbers and declare that there are roughly 200 billion galaxies in our universe. Some scientists believe that our own Milky Way galaxy could have as many as 100 billion solar systems and 100 thousand million stars. The probability of […]