Commendable

Grace is a hard notion. It is something that winds through life—simultaneously completely obvious and utterly mysterious.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 13, 2021Encircled by Love, Incarnational Study, Simple Incarnate, Theme XXXIVComment

Pleasing

Wind through leaves. Walking along a known wild way. Crisp grapes.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 6, 2021Encircled by Love, Incarnational Study, Simple Incarnate, Theme XXXIVComment

Pure

There is a story in the gospels about a man who has been robbed, beaten, and left in a ditch and the “Good” other who stopped to help.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleSeptember 29, 2021Encircled by Love, Incarnational Study, Simple Incarnate, Theme XXXIVComment

Justice

Do you know what counts? All of it. All the little tiny things you don’t think matter do.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleSeptember 22, 2021Encircled by Love, Incarnational Study, Simple Incarnate, Theme XXXIVComment

Honor

What is honor? It certainly isn’t a word you scroll past very often.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleSeptember 15, 2021Encircled by Love, Incarnational Study, Simple Incarnate, Theme XXXIVComment

Truth

Do you ever feel that there is a whole world of knowledge just beyond your grasp?

Nikki

I have saved Nikki’s story for last. In a way, it is the hardest for me to capture because Nikki is my dog.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneAugust 18, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Nugget

My daughter and her husband adopted Nugget when he was two. Nugget is not the brightest bulb in our pack. In fact, I call him the “50 First Dates” dog.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneAugust 11, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Tank

Tank is one of the senior members of our pack. He is also the smartest dog we have ever had in any version of our pack.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneAugust 4, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Duke

Duke is the largest member of our pack. He’s a black Lab mix weighing in at around ninety-five pounds (currently under orders to trim down some).

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 28, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Basher

Basher is one of the rescues in our pack that we got to name. He is also the only dog that didn’t come from some sort of rescue/shelter agency.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 21, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Tulip

I have the great privilege to live near both of my adult children. Each of the three households contains dogs as part of the family.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 14, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

New Every Morning

Small silver fingers of morning light creep over the ridge across from my front porch. Morning comes on slowly in our little valley.

Intentions

I am an English teacher. And, like most English teachers, I love to read. Poetry. Prose. Comics.

The Little Moments

My wife and I are in the midst of one of life’s transitions, downsizing from the big house the kids grew up in to a smaller house that better suits our needs.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalLarry DugginsJune 23, 2021Theme XXXII, The View from the Back Porch, Larry DugginsComment

A Day in the Life

This morning I woke up, got out of bed, skipped dragging a comb across my head (sorry John Lennon), and started my morning chores, my daily routine. My every day routine.

How, Then, Shall We Live

Each Saturday, I sit down with my sister-in-law and plan our household’s meals for the upcoming week.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 9, 2021pilgrimage, Ten Slow Steps, Theme XXXI, Re-EntryComment

Unto These Moments

Do you believe in Moments? Times when all the tumblers of life line up, and you feel the snick of the Divine pouring through the fabric of what was a normal day.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 2, 2021pilgrimage, Return, Ten Slow Steps, Theme XXXIComment

Arriving to Mystery

Honestly, if you look at the bones of pilgrimage, it is not terribly complicated. Prepare, journey, arrival, return, re-enter. This can’t possibly be all there is to it. That could describe any trip.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 26, 2021pilgrimage, Ten Slow Steps, journeyComment

A Walk on a Long Road

Where would you be willing to go if you weren’t sure of what would meet you there?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 18, 2021pilgrimage, Ten Slow Steps, journeyComment