Daily Connector | How COVID has impacted my life | Jim Fath
We all have stories to tell about how our lives have changed as a result of this pandemic. Some of you have asked, so I will tell of my particular journey. Mine starts with maybe having contracted the illness in late March–who knows how and when it will end. Soon…
Daily Connector | Epiphany here, there, then, now | Dan Halterman
January 6 is the end of Christmas. That’s what I learned as a child. My family tradition was to keep the tree up until Epiphany. I thought it strange that so many others had bare trees on the devil strip on December 26 (having tired of the thing after putting…
Daily Connector | On the third day of Christmas…one Snowy Owl| Ruth Massey
On the Sunday afternoon following Christmas, I met Christina, Jen, Natalie and Maya at Alum Creek spillway to see the ‘resident’ snowy owl. Snowy owls nest and spend their summers on the Arctic tundra. During winter, owls will move south into Canada. During irruption years, they will also show up…
Epiphany Blessings
Today (January 6) is the feast day of Epiphany when it is tradition to remember the visit of the magi to the baby Jesus. Even if our nativity sets typically include the three kings huddled around Jesus in the manger, the scriptures tell us this visit happened a bit later. …
Daily Connector | On the second day of Christmas…a flock of Cranes a bugling | Ruth Massey
In the spring of 2015, when Ajay and I took the walk with Ted and Diane at Slate Run, we were prepared to see birds, brining with us our binoculars and bird guides. At that time, I was not checking birding sites on Facebook or checking eBird to learn what…