Final Estate
I went to an estate sale yesterday. I was headed to the store and came across it on my way out of the neighborhood. I am an avid fan of garage sales. A great find…
RESET
As part of a radio presentation, a gentleman disclosed he frequently played video games. Daily he set out to save the world. He had a young son. When the son asked to play Dad said…
Chicken for 5,000 Please
My mother grew up in the Great Depression. With six in their family things were tight. She wore homemade clothes with flour sack underwear and I am sure her list of wants was far longer…
Owning It
My family grew up attending church and I went along for the ride. My Dad was on the congregational board and when it came time to remodel the church he was their architect. I took…
Christmas In July
For some of you planners (and you know who you are) you have already begun to think about Christmas. What will I get for …? This is your lucky day because I have a gift…
Truly, Truly Good
Have you ever been disappointed? I mean really, really disappointed. You thought what you wanted was such a good idea. Surely God would provide the request because it was such a good fit for everyone….
Creating Space
As an architect my Dad built office buildings, shopping centers, and churches. We would visit examples of these structures to observe how others dealt with the use of space. When viewing churches we examined the…
Broken For Beauty
The purchase of our house included a concrete patio. The previous owner had placed several pieces on the concrete that drew your eye from one object to another. We had none of that. We were…
True or False
A few years ago I began to post articles on a blog. Last year I resigned. Fear crept in. I had eagerly signed up to write. But after reading the blog I began to reconsider…
The Salesman
Recently I met with a salesman. Usually such conversations fall to Honeydo, but he and I forgot about the appointment. As I came home from a walk, a man with a clipboard was in my…
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