Not really sure how or why it started, but Simon’s birthday is often spent on an adventure of some sort. Maybe it’s him; of all…
Post-Christmas
Christmas came, and went. The days leading up to it were not what we expected. But Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were lovely, and we celebrated…
Mister Jem
I saw them from across the room, and it took my breath away. No one else saw it, I’m sure. There was nothing special in…
The First and the Last
I’m terribly behind in posting. I knew that once “the baby” (funny to think back to a time when Alice was not Alice) arrived I’d…
The Work
“The message I preach hasn’t changed. Circumstances have changed. Problems have changed, but deep inside man has not changed, and the gospel hasn’t changed.”—Billy Graham
Home
I am a big believer in the power of home. The presence of the people that you love can make any place home. I’m not…
The Good Old Days
The light was brilliant this afternoon, as it often is this time of year. I am a sucker for good light, so even though there was…
October, pt. 3
Name one place nearly everyone in East Tennessee has been at least once. If you said Dollywood, you’re right. If you didn’t say Dollywood, that’s probably because you…
October, pt. 2
Yesterday I hinted at something big that had happened in October without giving the details. Today I tell all.
October, pt. 1
Nothing like going a whole month between posts. So much has happened that I really don’t know where to start, so I mentally winnowed the past…