I am grateful

6/2/2025 The Lord is my shepherd and I am grateful. I am grateful to know that I am not alone. Ever. My relatives near and far keep me connected and urge me onward. There is love and persistence and grounding and dreaming with my wife. There is joy with my kids. I am grateful that we are not automatic. We are not functional. We are family. I am grateful for my work. For the opportunity…
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A Longing and a Wishing – Part 1

"You are a boy," someone had said vaguely, so long ago, "but one day you will be a man and have wonderful memories. And strangely, you shall find they both comfort and haunt you. At a time when you will wish as much for yesterday as now you beg for tomorrow. "One day you will come to a question, of the life you have lived, that will begin very beautifully, but fade to a riddle."…
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The pursuit of what is most important

We believe that people have a natural urge to explore - this constant pull to discover what's around the next bend or over the next rise. At the same time, we crave roots - the utterly familiar where we rest, recover, dream, and plan... in an atmosphere of well-being, acceptance, and grace... where we are known and loved, without requirement and condition, free of stress, worry, and anxiety. Muckleroy Base Camp is about the pursuit…
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