Musings from the Deep

Family

  • Chez Bott

    I have been reminiscing lately about the many people who have shared meals around our table and the conversations that naturally unfold when food is prepared with love and attention to detail. One story in particular has been waiting patiently… Continue reading

  • Extra Potatoes

    If A Bucket Full of Honey was one lesson in radical hospitality, this is another. Once again, the setting was winter. Once again, Highway 17 had been closed by one of those legendary North Shore storms that seem determined to… Continue reading

  • What They Found While Looking for Something Else

    I went into the hospital expecting to deal with an enlarged prostate. At my age, that is hardly an unusual story. It falls into the category of things older men discuss quietly with one another and younger men prefer not… Continue reading

  • A Gift at 7:30 in the Morning

    Teachers seldom see the harvest. That may sound strange coming from someone who spent more than thirty years in education, but it is true. Teachers plant seeds, encourage growth, celebrate small successes, and then watch their students move on. Most… Continue reading

  • Walking Where He Walked

    There was a funeral some years ago that has stayed with me more deeply than I expected. I had been asked to preside at the funeral of a local father whose family had come from Newfoundland. Not simply from Newfoundland… Continue reading

  • Lenten Journey

    I’ve decided that my Lenten journey this year will be to read at least one book each week during Lent that will in some way broaden my understanding of my faith. Last night I read the first book of this… Continue reading

  • Rubbing shoulders with talent

    I began writing this in July while visiting my sister and brother-in-law. I’m not sure why I didn’t publish it at the time but there are some thoughts that are worth being journaled and read over in the future. Mostly… Continue reading