Daily Step – Enjoying the year’s loveliest smile.
The year’s last, loveliest smile. Man I love the Fall. I love the changing of the leaves and the lowering temperatures. I love football season and...
September 29, 2021
Daily Step – So, we got a dog.
Actually, a puppy. I’m writing this as I sit outside with him in the dark watching him stretch his legs and sniff out the yard as...
September 28, 2021
Daily Step – What’s your favorite Fall sound?
It’s the second week of Fall, and I’m here for it. Of course, in Texas, it’ll take a bit for the temperature to catch up to...
September 27, 2021
Daily Step – I’ve got the solution!
Well actually, Dorothy Day does. And she says it’s gonna be quite the process… “This is a lifetime job. We are never going to be finished.”...
September 24, 2021
Daily Step – The miracle contained in the harvest moon.
There was a harvest moon the other night. I only know that because my oldest son came home so excited to talk about it. He’s learning...
September 23, 2021
Daily Step – It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It doesn’t have to be the blue iris. This poem by Mary Oliver is about prayer, but I feel it extends to other things as well…...
September 22, 2021
Daily Step – What does it mean to live simply?
What does it mean to live simply? Someone asked me this question recently, and they asked it quite earnestly: “Like really, what does it mean? Does...
September 21, 2021
Daily Step – Have you tried the Ignatian Examen?
Today I get to start up again with an Examen group for the first time in months, and I’m excited to begin. What’s the Examen? I...
September 20, 2021
Daily Step – Take time to capture the precious moments.
I have 30,000 images on my phone. Some of those are the mess-ups and mistakes and the not-quite-right attempts at artwork I’ve been doing since 2021...
September 17, 2021
Daily Step – Pause and let your imagination work today.
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” This is the last line of the poem that also contains the lines in this image. The...
September 16, 2021