Hockey on Black Friday
I spent the day after Thanksgiving, a day that has come to be known as “Black Friday,” at a sports complex with multiple hockey rinks. Our daughter plays on a team in the New England Girls Hockey League, and this year the state tournament happened earlier than usual. Through the past half a dozen seasons which stretch from October to March, I have become accustomed to driving to one hockey shrine or another on this holiday weekend. It might be … Read More
The College and Not-College Trip
This essay was published on Nov. 18th as a “First Person” column in Hampshire Life — weekly magazine of the DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE. At the end of August, we took our high school senior to visit a couple of Pennsylvania colleges she was curious to see. Having done this kind of thing before, I was determined that we would expand our trip a little, particularly for the benefit of our unenthusiastic 12-year-old. And so, on the first day, here’s how … Read More
A Welcome Message
Being a pastor’s wife doesn’t mean I climb mountains more than the average person, although hiking is a favorite activity in our family. The picture of our two sons was taken in the Colorado Rockies, where the five of us spent a memorable week in the summer after our first son graduated from high school. Getting to a high place and enjoying a visual panorama is always a thrilling experience. My title here, though, refers more to the kind of … Read More