My little brother Benny got married this weekend, that’s what. He and his new wife Tricia married in Nebraska, where she grew up, but—lucky us—they plan to live right here in Rusk County, Wisconsin. Benny will continue to work at Conrath Quality Meats, the meat processing plant my three brothers own together. Trish will continue to […]
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My talk at the university, titled “The Story of a Mennonite” went well. I had never spoken at a university before and was very nervous. Actually I was more nervous because my former creative writing professor would be there, and I wrote about him in my book and never mentioned to him that I was
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Sometimes, when I find a verse I especially like during my personal devotions, or if I come across a quote I want to remember, I write it on an index card. Then the index card usually floats around on the top of my desk for awhile before I stick it in a desk drawer with
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What, to you, makes a satisfactory life? This is the question Dave Schlabach asked recently during revival meetings at my church. I thought of my reservoir of goals, dreams, and desires and wondered which of them, fulfilled, would give me reason to say, “Now this is a life well lived.” All of them? One or
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Rosina Schmucker is one of my favorite bloggers, and I thought it would be nice to introduce her to those of you who haven’t met her yet. She kindly agreed to let me reprint, here on Properties of Light, a post that I love. *** In my last post, I talked about finding strength for
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