Looking Ahead / Looking Back When my wife decorates the house for Christmas, some of the decor is winter-themed. That means when Christmas season is over and those decorations get […]
There’s something about a big snow that has always spoken to my heart. I like to watch any snowfall, but when the forecast says “storm” I pay particular attention. […]
A kindergarten teacher I know shared this story with me. On Ground Hog’s Day they took the students outside to see if they could see their shadow or not. One […]
This has been an interesting week weather-wise with late March-like days sneaking into early February. Yesterday on my walk it was sunny and 40 plus degrees. This time of […]
I never understood those, including my first-born wife, who insist that the youngest child is always the most spoiled, most privileged child of any family. My skepticism comes from […]
There is something calming and exciting about a snowy morning. When the kids were, well kids, they would get so excited about forecast of a snowy morning. Maybe it would […]
Mid-winter in the north can be a challenge to the spirit. Day upon day extends the story of overcast skies. Seemingly endless gray that presses silence down upon the soul […]
In 1986 my career brought me and my family to someplace I never expected I would visit, let alone live in. That was the year that my employer started […]