Awake: Lent 2025

Here we are again. Another Lent. Another wilderness wandering. Another start to reflecting on the world via my very sporadic writings. It seems Lent has been the time I feel most compelled to write. Perhaps because of the introspective nature of the season. Maybe it’s just the experience of taking the United Methodist Photo-A-Day challenge and turning […]

Putting First Things First

“Put first things first.” It’s at the top of the 7 Habits tree my son brought home recently. His school teaches Stephen Covey’s, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and they’ve been finding creative ways for the kids to engage the material. Though it tops his tree, putting first things first is actually Habit #3. What? I suppose […]