Tonight (9/17/22), Daniel Smith came to Voice and we had a beautiful time of listening to him telling stories — often vulnerable and raw — and singing songs that came from some of those stories and poems and writings. Daniel read a writing from his journal that really resonated with me. Random sadness wells up…

I spent a few hours wandering around Winona Lake this afternoon. It was interesting to see all the changes to some of the buildings and familiar places. They are constructing a massive ice rink / pavilion in the style of the Billy Sunday Tabernacle in the middle of the park area. The tabernacle was taken…

If you feel like your fuse is a little shorter than usual, or if the sadness kicks in a little more frequently, or the anxiety has you feeling more wired, you are not alone. The past two years have left people worldwide feeling more stressed and depressed than ever.  The pandemic year was hard enough….

Every July, late in the month, we knew it was coming. A large green truck loaded with logs would back down the long tunnel of pines that lined our gravel driveway. It was, after all, upstate NY, and log trucks were a fairly common sight. It would back to a spot that Dad had all…