The Christmas season for me, like so many others, has been a time of tasks more than a time of celebration.  My father worked for the church and my mother was always very involved and so December was ...  Read More

The Christmas season is filled with lots of traditions. Some traditions are shared and others may be unique to you and your family. There is one Christmas tradition we all share. Presents!Presents bri...  Read More

by Dave ThornhillSlammed to the ground, iron and steel knock the dry chalky powder from the plate, exhaling frost into the already sweaty and over-accomplished air of the community gym. Gloves, water ...  Read More

Commotion swirls the kitchen scene as though a cyclone struck a carnival; favorable smells and people and food and words, all jumbled together in volume. A dinner party. Stories start and stop, conver...  Read More

Flickering orange and red sparks, entangled with sharp blue and smoky cracks of tamarack, cast shadows across the faces of guys lost in thought. The question pondered, less important than the time and...  Read More