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For Wilshire Baptist Church

I’m being bombarded this summer with emails from Classmates.com inviting me to join the excitement of the big class reunion in September. My first reaction was, “oops, they’ve got a bad mailing list because the reunion is for the class of ’78 and I graduated in ’77.” But then I looked closer and got the real scoop: yes, the class of ’78 is having their 40th reunion but they’re inviting the classes of ’77 and ’79 to the party because the kids in ’78 had friends ahead and behind them. Right? Yes and no. Continue reading “Prompts and Circumstances”

For Wilshire Baptist Church

I was pouring myself a cup of coffee when I was startled by a flash of movement in my peripheral vision. I took a quick look out the window and thought I saw a cat wobbling on the top of the garden trellis. But then I put down my mug and the coffee pot and looked again and saw that it was a hawk trying but failing to get a good, steady perch. Continue reading “Training Days”

For Wilshire Baptist Church

It’s official: the big event of my summer isn’t going to happen. Wildfires have burned up tens of thousands of acres at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and torched the dreams of thousands of Scouts and leaders from coast to coast. The 12-day, 79-mile trek with my nephew and his troop has been on my calendar for more than a year, but with continued fire danger and now the risk of flash floods and mud slides on the newly-barren landscape, Philmont has cancelled all backcountry activities for the summer. But all is not lost. Continue reading “Breaking Out”