Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
“We all want the same thing.” The voice said to me through the speaker of my phone. I thought this was the case. But, there were more people involved than just the two of us In...
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
Snowflakes were flittering about. I could see them through the windshield of the car I was driving. We were going in the same direction — down. The snow was lightly falling from the sky and my car...
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
I’ve heard Bob say over and over again the most important thing a person can do to build a strong personal relationship is to simply pull out a pen and some stationery, but I guess I’ve never...
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
“There are times when I don’t think I’ll ever be able to be healed,” he said to me. The words were like a vice on my heart. I knew what he’d been going through and I yearned...
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
I didn’t know Sterling before he made a phone call to me. The caller ID that popped up on my phone read “Santa Rosa.” During the much earlier days of number revelation, with many fewer and “line-bound” area...
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
The key box I had outside Bill’s house simply vanished. I couldn’t believe it. After all, Blue Bell is a quiet rural community and I’d never had anything like that happen before. So it was a surprise,...
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
We stood on the foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains looking across the rolling, golden hills. The rustle of waving, native ryegrass created a rushing sound which enveloped us. Lamar and Millicent would normally be easily understood in...
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
I walk my dog every morning. You know my dog, Harry Pupper. I started walking just for the exercise and then it was also because I could see how much Harry enjoyed it. I could tell how much...
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
“It seems as if all of our institutions have shifted and they’re failing right before our eyes,” Michael said to me as we were enjoying each other’s company while having lunch together. I could understand why he...
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
“Did TSA hassle you about those?” I asked, immediately upon slowing and walking closer to a young woman and a fellow traveler at the Salt Lake airport. “No.” The young woman, from Boseman, Montana, said to me. ...