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April in August

Aug 31, 2009 by Nancy Buschart | 0 Comments

April in August! Evidence of April arrives in my garden in August every year. It’s easy to miss it. And missing it means we miss something important for our soul. In August, when my garden is a riot of color and in its richest maturity of the summer, April peeks through. The ... [More]

The Arborist

Aug 07, 2009 by Nancy Buschart | 1 Comments

I’ve been thinking lately about sin. Yes, I know. Not a topic we like to ponder. But, stay with me for a moment. My backyard is shaded by my neighbor’s giant cottonwood trees. There are five or six of them lining the fence we share and the leaves sing in the breeze, shade my yard, and ... [More]

Surprised...Again

Jul 27, 2009 by Nancy Buschart | 0 Comments

A midnight adventure took us down the path to the lake. Big Bertha, the huge flashlight we keep for power outages, led the way. The night was clear but the path was dark; stumbling was probable. The idea of encountering a skunk or bear, whose natural realm is the night, lingered. The goal of our ... [More]

A Lesson on LBJs

Jul 09, 2009 by Nancy Buschart | 0 Comments

Four or five LBJs have frustrated me today.  LBJ – Little Brown Job – is a term birders use when they can’t put a name to a face.  Although I’ve been watching our feathered friends since I was six years old, I still see more LBJs, birds whose names elude me, than ... [More]

Invisible in Plain Sight

Jun 23, 2009 by Nancy Buschart | 1 Comments

Communion took longer yesterday morning than expected. All the planned music listed in the bulletin had been sung and there were still people waiting to receive the bread and the wine. So the organist began a song that she and the congregation know by heart. Open our eyes, Lord; we want to see ... [More]