Sometimes life comes at you like a fire hose.
Or a garden hose, anyway.
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Today’s find: Remembrance
It started out as one of those little wins, a dash of serendipity to brighten the day.
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Today’s find: Jailbreak
I witnessed a bit of a jailbreak yesterday, a feat almost nine years in the making.
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Today’s find: Hidden
It’s the darnedest thing: A grandson climbs a tree, and winds up teaching me something about the nature of God.
Continue readingToday’s find: Host
There was a moment when I could sense the Presence, a rushing in.
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Today’s find: Cacophony
There’s nothing sacred about a crucifixion.
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Today’s find: Glory, fading
At last arrives the time for a personal “hosana” or two. Fortunately, it comes with a lesson.
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Today’s find: Deluge
It’s a good 400 paces, maybe 450, heading north from the Visitor’s parking lot to the Gatehouse at Menard Correctional Center. Once inside, you retrace almost every one of those steps, heading south along Front Street, in order to reach the Chapel.
No big deal on a nice day. But when nasty weather rears, the walk can be brutal.
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Today’s find: ‘attenchen.’
Odd, isn’t it? When you’re 6 or 8 it feels like liberation to no longer have a Designated Nap Time (DNT) as part of the daily routine. When you’re 68, you come to see the DNT as one of life’s most profound little blessings.
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