by jakeowensby | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
We leave the house before sunrise. In June and July, first light brings with it the deer flies. To avoid their bites, Joy and I gulp down a cup of coffee, throw on our walking gear, and hit the wooded roads in the dark. Dawn breaks behind us on the last stretch of our...
by jakeowensby | Aug 10, 2018 | grace, John 6: 41-51
When preschoolers inhabited the Owensby house, bedtime included story time. On some nights, Andrew, Meredith, or Patrick would choose a short and frankly tedious book designed to teach colors or animal names. Inevitably, they would insist that we read it again and...