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Chacos on the Ground-30 years, 6 months, 4 days in.
This day, it looked like:Me, navigating paper maps for days since National Parks are fantastic for unplugging, andDoug trusting me when I tell him to turn left at…
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Words (not mine) speaking to and for me right now
Three poems I am marinating in and one part of Scripture “The Summer Day” by Mary OliverWho made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made…
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Forty days and nights.
Early this past winter, when Doug and I realized that we would no longer be at camp the summer of 2026, we planned a self-imposed sabbatical of sorts.…
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For the 8th graders at my school (and more)…
Good evening, 8th graders. This is the last day we can call you that, for tonight, you graduate and become freshmen. This is a bit strange for people…
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Sometime around 2 a.m.
Through a fog of sleepiness, I emerge, awake.What started as a seemingly brief trip into alertness (due to consuming too much water before bedtime)turns into a two-hour foray…
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Where the Oak and White Pine Grow
I remember being 9 years old,having heard stories about Camp Roger from my older sister and brother and even my dad,running after the service to the information shelves…
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