-
Recent Posts
Archives
- August 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- December 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- December 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- March 2018
- September 2016
- April 2016
- September 2015
- July 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- March 2014
- August 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- October 2012
- September 2012
Categories
Meta
Author Archives: Hiram
The Tenacity of Hope
As I walked down the hallway I heard the pastor say, “Hey, kiddo that was the most amazing pumpkin bread ever!” Tears welled up in my eyes as I walked out of the church and got in the car. They … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Christmas by Dad.
4:54 on Christmas morning 1984, I’m 8 and I’m up! Santa has been to my house and he left a new train set that smokes, lots of candy and as always an orange at the bottom of the stocking. I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
3 Comments
We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed?
Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed? For … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Crossing Borders
Driving across the West Texas Plains is nothing new to me. I have spent much of my adult life driving from New Mexico across the border to cities in West Texas but this return trip to New Mexico felt more like … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Memories in Things
Freedom, ultimate freedom. Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, The Journey, This is living!
Tagged 1980s, bike ride, cyclecave, cycling, Dick's Sporting Goods, hard work, newmexicotrue, nishiki
2 Comments
A Time and Place
Santa Fe is a great place to relax and take a break from the world. It’s timeless. Today I showed my kids the oldest church, built in the 1600s with pieces imported to Santa Fe over the Camino Real from … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Farewell to Leo
We start a day with sadness of heart Knowing that today we will part With a beast that will live on in legend Leopold came into our lives in bad shape With ticks and fleas, scratching him as he rested … Continue reading
Posted in The Journey
Leave a comment
How teachers make a difference.
via On Influential Teachers and the Ever-Influential Richard Cory
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
What we leave behind.
I am often reminded of the wake of our lives and how our actions impact others. I have this bad habit of replaying whole conversations, or sometimes days in my head after the fact to think about how that conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, The Journey, This is living!
1 Comment
Time flies when you focus on all the wrong things.
Sometimes it’s easier to see the negative than the positive. Exhaustion ensues when you bite off more than you can chew. The other option is not being as busy, but likely taking it just as hard as if you were … Continue reading