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Embers From the Fire

September 11, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Embers from the Fire – 9/11/2020 Some good friends bought a nice cozy cottage up in Vilas County and they invited Michelle and I

Sometimes We Are Wrong

September 5, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Sometimes We Are Wrong – 8/28/2020 “The sadness discernible in some marshes arises perhaps in their once having harbored cranes. Now they stand humbled,

Blackberries & Brook Trout

August 28, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Blackberries & Brook Trout – 8/28/2020 A dust snake coiled up behind the pickup truck and stones kicked up by the tires clunked the

Consider Thistle Flowers

August 21, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Consider Thistle Flowers – 8/21/2020 People tend to give up. We give up on things. We give up on each other. We call it

E.K. 1929

August 14, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community E.K. 1929 – 8/14/2020 My day job is the Safe Environment Coordinator for the Diocese of Green Bay. My office is in the Chancery

Maggie’s Roses

August 7, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Maggie’s Roses – 8/7/2020 I admit that there are times when I enjoy watching Antiques Roadshow on PBS. It is interesting to see what

Dr. Bennet’s Top

July 31, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Dr. Bennet’s Top – 7/31/2020 Dr. Bennett was a cannon ball of a man with fierce eyebrows who constantly puffed a cigarette as he

Mistaken Identity

July 24, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Mistaken Identity – 7/24/2020 I recall the worst case of mistaken identity that I ever encountered. It was a beautiful July day from my

Happy Camper

July 17, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community Happy Camper – 7/17/2020 I am a camper. It’s in my blood. Family legend has it that I was potty trained while camping because

The “Living of Summer”

July 10, 2020
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad Parish Community The “Living of Summer” – 7/10/2020 It is interesting how fast the wildflowers come and go. They are like waves of color that wash