During this time alone up north, I’ve felt the need to stay busy. Much of my time has been spent reading, making meals, relaxing, and reflecting. But, I’ve also been able to accomplish some much-needed projects. One of the projects I’ve wanted to work on for some time now has been to cut a new…

We have a rather large brush pile up at our land, made up of all the trees and foliage that were removed to make our driveway and clearing. It has been sitting there drying for about 2 years now and ready to burn. So, I’ve spent a lot of my day feeding the large bonfire.…

I attempted to do some fishing today, except I forgot to bring something rather important along: bait. I had plans to dig up some worms to put at the end of my hook with a bobber, but I realized I had forgotten to gather some worms after I was already on the little paddle boat,…

The sun is beginning to set on this first night of my “personal alone time” portion of the sabbatical. I have made it up to my land up north, mowed the grass, have set up the tent, made dinner, and am now sitting by the fire, reading my Bible. During this week of solitude, I…

I asked my son today, “What should I write the devotion about?” He responded: “Fire. How it can burn (like in a bad way) and also light the way.” And, it reminded me about a certain plaque at the Presque Isle Lighthouse, built in 1872 off Lake Erie. The plaque I had in mind (seen…