I came across this quote the other day that rankled me … “Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting. Never do anything else.” —Martha Beck, from Finding Your Way in a Wild New World I’ll tell you a little secret: Left to my own devices, I’d sleep all day […]
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Loving My Neighbor from Behind a Mask
Recently, I got the opportunity to go to (socially distanced, masked up) church with a friend. I usually watch church at home these days (and not every week, sadly), so going in person is a rare treat. As this friend and I were talking before worship began, they shared with me how many of the […]
The Magic of a Hike in the Morning
A couple months ago, a new friend and I decided we were going to try to maintain a once-weekly morning hike routine. On Tuesday or Wednesday every week, we head to one of the local hiking trails here on the southwest side of Colorado Springs and do a light hike before we head to our […]
The Old Man on the Corner
Three days a week, I work from my external office. I’ve had an office downtown for almost three years, but recently I moved to a space over in the Ivywild neighborhood that butts up against North Cheyenne Canyon. I miss downtown, but this location has its charms (a cute little bookstore! a funky coffee shop […]
