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Holding On

April 8, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Holding On – 4/9/21 The weather took a dramatic jump up this week with plenty of sunshine with warm and warming temps.  The trees

Neighbors

April 2, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Neighbors – 4/2/21 When I was young, I focused on the stories and I easily overlooked just how wrong Walt Disney was in terms

Island Living

March 25, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Island Living – 3/26/2021 When we first built our house back in 1991, we had a number of killdeer that hung around.  The killdeer

Just Passing Through

March 18, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Just Passing Through – 3/19/2021 I was outside this week doing some serious puttering, puttering of course meaning “to occupy oneself in a manner

A Sled of My Own

March 11, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   A Sled of My Own – March 12, 2021 Since we didn’t have much of a winter around here this year – not complaining,

The Melding

March 5, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   The Melding – 3/5/21 The calendar says that the first day of spring is nearly three weeks away yet.  We fix those dates firmly

Of Cardinals

February 28, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Of Cardinals – 2/26/2021 Last Sunday my wife Michelle asked whether the cardinals should start singing soon?  They usually do start in February.  I

Getting Reacquainted

February 18, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Getting Reacquainted – 2/20/2021 My family bought me cross country skis for Christmas.  My immediate reaction was skepticism.  I used to cross country ski;

King of the Hill!

February 11, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   King of the Hill! – 2/12/2021 Now that we’ve finally had a real snowfall, I see that the snow piles around the parking lots

The Snow Pants – 2/5/21

February 4, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   The Snow Pants I am an uncool person.  I may, in fact, be the most uncool person that I know.  My four children will