Haibun 2023

This work of transformation is longer than any of us expect. I am sure I am not ready for an extended fight, a long, drawn out bout in the ring. This speaks to the process of atonement and impatient mortal optimism.  

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When I see something I want in the distance, I resolutely set off and expect to arrive on schedule, that is "my schedule." But God is a steady giver and knows that patient step after patient step is often the best and only way to arrive.    

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My mother's decision to stay with me full-time gave me a gift that continues tenderly today.   

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As I have learned to find the lake inside myself that represents the emotions of prayer, this midnight place of seclusion has become my refuge.  

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When Julie and I were first dating, we spent a lazy Sunday afternoon in Logan Canyon talking and testing each other's values, very gently and with growing  excitement.

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First grade is hard. Other children and even teachers dealing with their junk made my elementary disappointments that much more challenging and gave them legs that could and did finish a double marathon of years.

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