We just finished our annual (sometimes semi-annual) pilgrimage through Middle Earth via the epic film trilogy The Lord of the…
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I’ve been thinking about “home” quite a bit lately, and about “building home”. The view from my current “home”. Not…
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I give you fair warning, friends: it’s about to get all biblical – and poetical – up in here. *NOTE: If…
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I got to ride on a train this past weekend. Trains are wonderful. Train stations can be great also –…
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I don’t know how things are at your house, but in the Nelson homestead, 2019 has begun with a whimper…
Read MoreA “Deep”-er Epiphany
Well, hi there, 2019. And greetings, dear readers! I hope your holiday season was full of the Hope, Peace, Joy,…
Read MoreThe Grip of Love
The final candle in the Advent wreath is the Love candle. It’s been a pleasantly busy week. As I said…
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We watched Small One on Sunday. For those of you unfamiliar with this gem, ’tis a classic animated short from…
Read MorePeace: A NON-Non-Entity
The second week of Advent, we light the Peace candle. Last week’s poem addressed some common misconceptions of Hope: that…
Read MoreA Tale of Launch, Longing, and Love
Friends, The Ancient launched this week. On Sunday, November 25, 2018, my first post-Gatekeeper novel child set out to meet…
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