Our oldest daughter, Taylor, permanently terrified her younger sister Ari with creepy-crawlies growing up. Determined not to make the same mistake years later with her new baby sister, Taylor gently but incessantly introduced Beth to everything from spiders to snakes. Tay almost went into veterinary medicine, and both she and Bethie were devastated when Tay…
Tag: Nature
Spring Bling
I love snow and skiing, but after a long winter, I savor the brief, balmy spring days before the mosquitoes start biting. This year we’ve taken many hikes, feeling the bumpy ground gradually softening beneath our soles. We match our footwear to the ascending temperatures and descending precipitation levels, progressing from boots to shoes to…
Racing through the Seasons
Surrounded by the wilderness of northern Minnesota and southern Canada, I grew up as a child of absolutes. I could hardly have been anything else. Nature, and the One who moves her, is extremely orderly. By observing her, I gradually learned the rhythm of time, a march of the seasons mirroring the Creator’s immutability. I’m…
