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California Drought Update

We’ve been in a drought for the last four years and now it looks like we’re in for a fifth year.  The promise of a wet “El Nino” year is fading by the day as dry and unusually hot weather … Continue reading

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Friday Wisdom – Being Seen

In the last years of his life, I would take father to church with me.  By then he was having trouble seeing, walking was difficult and a number of strokes had damaged his speech.  Due hospital stays he was often … Continue reading

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New Post on Today’s Author

The folks over at today’s author published a post of mine on “Looking for Inspiration.” Check it out here: Today’s Author Enjoy, Andrew  

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A Valentin’s Day Story

It was just after sunset on a cold January Sunday when I pulled into the grocery store parking lot.  The sky was dark and a slight wind was starting. Sodium-vapor streetlights cast an unearthly orange over the cars and in … Continue reading

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