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rules of the road

August 18, 2011August 18, 2011 wally metts5 Comments

Discovering delight is the flip side of staying alert, but it's much more fun. It is without question the First Rule. Every pilgrim is looking for a miracle.

Posted in celebration, familyTagged delight, florida, Georgia, I-75, interstate, Kentucky, Ohio, pilgrimage, Tennessee, travel, vacation

to Africa with love

August 5, 2011August 5, 2011 wally metts3 Comments

The problems to solve are many, and they don’t all require us to move to Africa. But engaging them is how we grow, testing our skill and knowledge against something that matters.

Posted in celebration, culture, familyTagged africa, birthday, calling, finding yourself, pilgrim metts, vocation, watoto

an earnest and gracious heart

July 20, 2011 wally metts5 Comments

I doubt it was easy for our Mexican daughter-in-law to enter into our world, with it's strange tastes and smells and rhythms. But I'm glad she did.

Posted in celebration, communication, culture, family, marriageTagged hispanic, Karina Mora-Metts, mixed marriage, standpoint theory

celebrating a son-in-law

July 8, 2011July 8, 2011 wally metts2 Comments

My son-in-law and I disagree on some very important things, although I have forgiven him for breaking my toe, dropping my daughter’s hope chest on it. But I have learned to love him.

Posted in celebration, familyTagged birthday, fathers, in-laws, John Keisling

do you know what your teen is reading tonight?

July 5, 2011July 5, 2011 wally metts2 Comments

Young readers today are exposed to an endless stream of edgy, hopeless, tragic and very dark prose.

Posted in books, commentary, culture, familyTagged darkness too visible, Meghan Gurdon, YAsaves!, young adult fiction

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