Stirring up dust

9/20/2025 The dove lit in the tree over my head. I scared it off and shot it flying away. A guy I know just down the fence line shouted, "good shot!" I said thanks and went and got my dove just like it was no big deal. But, though I would never let on about it (duh), I was actually surprised it turned out that way. Because if I don't have time to take careful…
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Undone

7/19/2025 It’s hard to keep everything under control. It’s actually hard to keep anything under control. I could not keep my emotions under control yesterday as the images of countries with zero known followers of Christ drew tears out of my eyes and down my face. It took real effort to stay off the floor. But that’s how I feel. Like I want to find a cozy little hole in the ground and crawl into…
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Resolving the tension

7/17/2025 Ok, the tension is working itself out as I type. And I know that it will continue to work itself out over time again and again. I didn’t realize there was tension until a few days ago when Cru25 began. But now I realize that it has been there for several years. It probably started when we began the process of looking for a Base Camp for our family in 2019. It was time…
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