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Embers From the Fire – Dream Ships

October 28, 2021
Dream Ships – 10/29/2021 Four-year-old Molly and Grandpa went out the cabin door together, hand in hand, but Molly quickly pulled free.  She ran ahead on the trail down to the lake because she was excited.  Grandpa didn’t call her

Ankle-Deep Shade

October 22, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community Ankle Deep Shade – 10/22/2021 When my wife and I purchased the five acres that we built our home on thirty years ago, there was

Afternoon Tea – Cows, No Cream

October 14, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community Afternoon Tea – Cows, No Cream I recently returned home from my annual trout fishing trip to the southwestern part of Wisconsin.  This corner of

Home Visit

October 8, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community Home Visit – 10/8/2021 We were grateful to be part of the home visit.  My wife Michelle’s Aunt Lynn (her mother’s sister) and Uncle Jim

Exit, Stage Left – 10/1/2021

October 1, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Exit, Stage Left – 10/1/2021 With the recent start of a school year, I have been thinking of my favorite school year.  Truth is,

Paddle and Pray and Monarch Butterflies

September 24, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Paddle and Pray and Monarch Butterflies – 9/24/2021 I had the idea a couple of weeks ago, but I had to wait for a

The Circle Unbroken

September 17, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   The Circle Unbroken – 9/17/2021 Recently a good friend shared that his son who had just graduated from a prestigious university and was all

Going Slow

September 11, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Going Slow – 9/10/2021 I love to fish.  Although my favorite is stream fishing for trout with my fly rod, I also enjoy fishing

Little Gifts

September 2, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Little Gifts – 9/3/2021 During my data analysis days in the business world, I learned that it takes three data points to establish a

Harbingers

August 26, 2021
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community   Harbingers – 08/27/2021 I love Autumn, and let’s just say that the heat and humidity of summer don’t bring out the best in me.