Monthly Archives: February 2015

Oh, silent be; it is the cat.

Originally posted on Proem…:
Oh, silent be; it is the breeze… swept chill…brushed down the stairs from open bedroom windows at this time of day when house heat flutters inside curtains toward the night… when cold presses down the chimney…draws…

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Wednesday Woodworking – Church Mice, the movie

Still trying to figure out how to make good videos, so instead you get this ‘less than good’ one.  It’s me at the scroll saw cutting these things out. Some of these are headed for the church auction this weekend.  … Continue reading

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First Sunday of the Last Week – Chapter 1

There’s been a saying bumping around my church world off and on for about 20 years: “Christ came into the world to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” A little reading of the gospels might just confirm that in … Continue reading

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The Lessons of Water Wheel Falls

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TheLessonsofWaterwheelFalls.mp3 Teacher, Watcher, Carer, Defender, Friend, Mother of the twelve year-old boy. Teacher says “Boots tie like this Hoist the pack like this Sleeping bag here, food there, jacket on top Now, take the map and the lesson taught And … Continue reading

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