Wolf Meadow John Stewart, of Kingston Trio fame, wrote a song entitled “July, You’re a Woman” that evokes the essence of the month of July, when the trees and shrubs are leafed out and full, the heat has settled in for the duration, and the cicadas and locusts sing night and day. This summer we…
Praise on the Porch
Thursday evening we heard music coming from across the Village in the direction of Barnabas House, so we drove down to see what was going on. Rebekah was in the front yard with her prayer flags, and Charles and a gaggle of Ranchers with guitars were holding forth on the front porch. Diana was…
Sara’s Garden: A Father’s Love
A new Program Director came in a few months ago, name of Phil. Walking around the Ranch, Phil discovered an out-of-the-way garden, neglected and umkempt, much like the garden in the well known book The Secret Garden. He asked me about it and I told him, shamefaced, the story of Sara’s Garden–that it’s a memorial…
“Sis Was Slow”
Wednesday was our last day to play in Florida. I stayed home to blog, and Kelly joined the sisters on their last beach run. We’d planned to go see Toy Story 3 in the afternoon, but everyone was so tired that after a late lunch Carolyn suggested we instead watch Mamma Mia, the sing-a-long version. Inspired…