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When I was younger I thought it was ridiculous to talk about how brief life is. It seemed to stretch out before me forever. Even when I was in college and thought I was pretty much an…

*** OCW Summer Conference, here are some things I like about you: ***  I connect with other writers. We are an odd bunch, but in a good way. ***  When I leave the conference I’ve been inspired,…

I’m preparing my manuscript and various other hunks of paper to take to the Oregon Christian Writer’s conference in Turner, Oregon in two weeks. I’ve been writing for five years and have been thinking back to my…

This past week there have been losses so large and so near to people I know that I’ve been reminded again of the transitory nature of life on earth. It’s a puff of smoke, a vapor. It’s…

Some very good friends just stayed with us for four nights. We loved having them here and have missed them so much since they moved away over four years ago. They live in far-off steamy Florida where…