Author: Pineknot

The wind blew slightly and there was no snow but there could have been. The foggy, wet night was heavy, rising only enough to halo

Prayer is a strange thing.  Really.  Imagine believing in the productive outcome of a form of communication that largely resides and is expressed solely in

It’s been a very tough year and a half. For everyone.  Here we are, March 12th 2021, on the brink of hope.  We are tentatively stepping out

I’ve been cleaning out a lot of stuff.  Of course I have been saying that for a while now. But with me, because I am

  On this day in 1983, early on a Sunday morning, Silent Bob and I left for the hospital. I was 2 weeks past my

Daniel graduated from Wiesbaden High School in Wiesbaden, Germany. While in high school, he participated in Army JROTC, Cross Country, Soccer, Track and Field, and

I give thanks to all of those that I know who have served with these two veteran sons of mine.  I am thinking about you,

I binge watch TV. I am not sure that ten years ago as many people would have even admitted to that activity.  But here we

When Silent Bob and I bought the house I live in, it had been abandoned for over 2 years. Sitting higher up than all of

If my Silent Bob were still here he would have gotten me a card.  It would have been pretty and sentimental and he would have

Lily Connolly is a senior Political Science major and Military Studies minor from Santa Barbara, California. She will graduate and commission as an Adjutant General

Cams have been used in engineering from the 3rd century BC, in everything from music boxes to combustion engines.  Janet thinks of them as ‘oblong

This is me. In my washer. But this is about my frig. I am getting used to the term ‘widow’. Well, I’m not really. I

“What’s that racket?” I said as youngest son and I walked out to the driveway. He was ready to go back to his home in

I miss my husband. I do. You learn that when suffering tragedies and heartbreak, you have to make a choice to either fall into the

Thinking back, these last few weeks, I’ve been trying to remember what I have hoped for over the six decades I have lived. I am

Robert R. Siefert, Jr. March 12, 1951 – January 31, 2020 On January 31, 2020 around 10 pm, my husband passed on to Paradise. If

This is not about our family farm. Explicit content included. “What do you mean there are no sex education classes,” I asked, my voice escalating

It was the summer of 2011 and Josh had just come off his second deployment and I had a conference in Greece. We made plans

Dear Chick-Fil-A I am sitting in the drive though at Walter’s Road and FM 1960 in Houston and I thought you might like some feedback!

The family of four set around the fire. They were the only campers, having arrived past the weekend, so they had their pick of campsites.

“I need for you to give me a full length photo of yourself,” Carolyn said.  “I need it for your party.” A sometime bridge partner,

I can’t tell you if it was the fact that alcoholism dominated our family dynamics or if it was a legacy affect from dysfunction going

This series, for all sorts of reasons, highlight women who have made me better. They’ve taught me something. I want you to meet them.  I am sure

Thank you to all the participants of our Science and Faith dialogues! It was a real pleasure to interact with you each. Many of you

I missed them both terribly. I never thought, when they were young, to worry about them going off to war. It was a total of

I’m a small framed woman. But I have a lot of venom in me. This is not a comment on my attitude. It’s a factual

From the very first time we walked the farm, I had visions for the place. A long, skinny piece of property, it was managed for

Dealing with the hardships of life that sometimes make finding joy difficult, according to Jake in an AIM message with his mother on July 29th,

What happens when your husband says, “Okay, I am going to retire now.” You start thinking about how it’s going to go. Which leads  you

I love it when I get feedback. This came from my Josh. I couldn’t agree with him more. He should have written the post. The

In celebration of my mother’s birthday and for your information and education, Doris cooks Salmon, a meal guaranteed to love no matter your age.  

I’ve been concocting. Not quite a witches brew, but someone did accuse me the other day of running a compound pharmacy. He was jealous. I

Someone left this adorable, singing bat on my doorstep. I’m still smiling from just how freakin’ cute he is and how adorable the certain party

I think in Howard’s mind and heart, we cemented our friendship the season we played lepers in the church Christmas program. That was more than

On Monday’s I’ve taken to visiting with my friend Howard. We sort of spend the day together waiting for the chemo to do its job

I am on my way to Merida Mexico tonight. I had a lot of things to say, seems to be a lot on my mind,

O Holy Night, There is a bit of a legend in our family about a Christmas Eve and Jake. Although I don’t remember the exact

I guess everybody is like me, trying to get ready for the holidays. I am not having much luck at it, the getting ready part

Howdy and Happy Monday Well this week has seen the start of two families into marraiage contracts blessed by God and one dear friend’s mother

Howdy !  Welcome to the 2nd Happy Monday of 2007.  Hope you all had a good week, ready to start the first full week of