Sep 12, 2012 | god & grace
A grove of trees edges our pond, just across the water there, exactly where the sun rises. I woke up long before it peaked over the leafy tops yesterday, an occurrence worthy of mention if only for its rarity. I am a deep and easy sleeper. But on that day, 9/11/12, I...
Sep 11, 2012 | nature & awe
I first posted this in 2011, ten years after the horrific tragedy of 9.11.01. All these years later, it’s still difficult to hold the number in my heart long enough for my head to comprehend it: 2977 people were simply getting on with it the morning of September...
Sep 11, 2011 | 30 Days of Grace
TEN YEARS LATER, it’s still difficult to hold the number in my heart long enough for my head to comprehend it: 2977 people were simply getting on with it the morning of September 11, 2001—on duty at the fire station, gazing out the window of an airplane,...