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Supposed To

Supposed To

It was supposed to rain all weekend. Only then it didn’t. It wasn’t actually sunny, but the clouds were thin, and you could just imagine the sun if you squinted a little. It was in…

Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

We walked to the river in mud boots and in celebration. It was fifty degrees out, there were buds on the pussy willows, and spring had come back to the mountains just like we always…

Look at the Light

Look at the Light

My mom died in January. It was…complicated. And ever since, our whole family has been lamenting this long gray cold, and thinking about God, and place, and meaning, and the deep heavy thoughts of one…

Alleluia…

Alleluia…

When I was little Easter was a big deal. It had all the build up of Christmas, albeit without the marketing. First there was Lent. Your got that big party to kick it off and…

Who Are You and Why Are You Here???

Who Are You and Why Are You Here???

Back in Vermont just in time for a cold Easter Egg Hunt amid mud and muck. None of us wanted to leave the warmth of the seashore. Only this time we live in that beautiful…

Waiting It Out

Waiting It Out

It is unbearably bleak as winter lingers with scattered snowstorms followed by rain and ice. Mud season can’t really get going because it keeps freezing. The freezing rain, mixed with snow is the worst. It…

Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday

It’s almost here. The BIG DAY. Every spring and fall it comes. Rain or snow….(I know some of you southerners say rain or shine, but up here in the North Country we usually get the…