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Orel & Patsy

Once upon a time in my neck of the woods, there stands a house without much to separate it from those beside it. This house has a brick front like all the rest, and a black shingle roof tops this… Continue Reading →

Reflection #1 @ Ordinary Time 2023

Lord, where are you? Come on – Let’s go for Ordinary Time!  The moon drops into view between the trees from the back porch, and the cicadas are more than excited on this warm evening. It’s a great night to… Continue Reading →

Felix’s Tale: Second Draft

Once upon a time, there is a man called Felix.  One evening this perfectly normal man returns to his certainly ordinary house and his surely average wife. If you pass this guy at the gas station, you will forget him… Continue Reading →

Felix’s Tale: First Draft

I’ve never seen anything like this. Oh sure, I’ve seen Gwen at our kitchen sink every night for the last two years. She likes to get the dishes washed before dinner. Every previous night looked like a graceful dance –… Continue Reading →

Amos’ Tale

I come off the road after my longest haul yet, and this is my greeting. Celeste sits under our dining table with her book, and Beulah grips the oven handle with both hands, so her back is to the entire… Continue Reading →

Reflection @ Lent 2023

At my house, I’ve got a couple options for where prayer can happen. I can either retire to the back porch or descend the steps to my basement office. But, prayer only happens at one time: after everybody else goes… Continue Reading →

Thelma & Ollie #2

[Author’s Note: While William and Marietta leave Xifeat, I want to share another story with Ollie and Thelma for Epiphanytide. (You can read what happened to Thelma and Ollie during Christmas’ story – here.) Now, let’s see what Ollie and… Continue Reading →

Reflection @ Christmas 2022

Merry Christmas, y’all.  I’m excited to share this Christmas reflection with you after a great Advent. New guidance for my sanctification journey appeared, and I look forward to how it develops. I went into Advent with a plan for my… Continue Reading →

Ordinary Time 2022 @ Reflection #6

Ordinary Time comes to its end in November. Now, I know some of you will be glad for this. First, you are ready to move on because you feel like you’ve been stuck in Ordinary Time. Second, you’re just plain… Continue Reading →

Ordinary Time 2022 @ Reflection #5

All right, y’all, I’m going to start this reflection with a confession: I enjoy connecting things. I know that may come as a shock, but there it is. Typically (for these reflections – anyway), I see one connection, and it… Continue Reading →

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