Rich keeps going: +++ Wonderful weather blessed most of Rich’s Ride, but the morning after Monte’s outreach we awoke to the most miserable weather of the entire trip. Low-forties temperatures, wind, rain, sleet – at home, such conditions are a prescription for a warm fire and another cup of hot coffee. Becky advised waiting, but […]

What if, when we obey the thing that God tells us to do — love, forgive, talk about, share — we prayed and then we were ready to move. Rather than sitting back and waiting for God to move us, or to show us not to move, we were ready to walk out the door, […]

Nancy and I sit on the sofa after hard work and short nights. We both say, “Time to start moving.” And then, eventually, we say, “Am I moving yet?” And then, eventually, we get up and do the work that we know we need to do, or take the walk we need to take, or […]

God. We’re waiting for something to break. Like a storm breaks, and there is a deluge.Like a wave breaks, and there is a crash.Like news breaks, and we know everything is going to change. We have had so many things change this year, so many things be cancelled, so many plans fall apart.We have anxiety about what could break next.We scan the news, […]

Nancy and I tell each other what day of the week it is. Often in the middle of the day or when we are sitting on the couch in the evening. “This is Thursday,” we say. And we laugh. And we’ve given up feeling bad about not being able to keep track. I’ve worked on […]