March is a Green and Muddy Month
Mud season is here. It has come early this year. Rain has dominated the day today. The sounds on our …
Category Archives: introspective
The Day Our Stairs Arrived
Today was a gray, rainy day, a harbinger of summer. I stood in the rain in my shirtsleeves watching our …
Home Cooking
Tonight we had a home cooked meal. We cooked at home. We have a home to cook in. I was …
Goodnight and Sweet Dreams on a Roller Coater
Last night was not a good night and the dreams were not sweet. Tomorrow my spouse is on a 6 …
A 3 1/2 Inch Kitchen Sink Drain
Today I was back in Lowes trying to get things for the kitchen sink in our small basement apartment we …
Keeping Watch
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over …
Grace and Anticipation
Some days ask something of you in exchange for something from it. It is not like a payment but an …
On Coming In and Going Out
I have been feeling restless these past few days. The restlessness is undoubtedly linked to the real possibility that we …
A Legacy of Respect
We set Feburary 8 as the move-in date for the little apartment in our basement of our as yet unfinished …
The Nineteenth Month Stool
Today is the nineteenth month anniversary of the wildfire that burned our house. We thought we would be back in …
Building One Home 