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There is dirt between the brick facade of our house and the back row of iris. It is perfect if you are three and appreciate “construction vehicles”. Before Ben, who is three, finished his work on Sunday afternoon, he got his construction vehicles ready for the next workday, whenever that may be. They aren’t lined […]

God. You are here. We forget. We make plans and then we ask you to make them happen. We call it asking you to bless them. But you heard them all along. On some of them you made suggestions and we listened. On some of them, you made suggestions and we ignored. On some of […]

One of the most memorable childhood lessons from my dad was, “Don’t force it!” He was a great self-taught handyman and mechanic. We had a succession of old VWs that required constant fixing. Sometimes, he’d ask for my “help.” I would join in and learn a little bit about what it meant to fix something. […]

If you read yesterday’s post, “Internal Conflict“, you know the cycling project that Rich and Becky Dixon lead has been disrupted this year. After reading Rich’s post before I scheduled it for you, I thought that I would love to write a fundraising appeal for my friend Rich. Actually, not for Rich but for the […]

Rich Dixon is pretty honest about what goes on in his head. +++ As the guy who’s supposed to “lead” the FREEDOM TOUR, my last few months have felt a bit conflicted. It started in December when we discovered, just as we were ready to launch, that we had to completely alter our traditional one-day […]