WATER Water, water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink. Those famous words come from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 poem in which he describes a sailor who, stranded in the middle of the ocean, is...
Control
The Bigger Picture
THE BIGGER PICTURE Spring is now in full swing, which means that within a few months monarch butterflies will be visiting your garden. For a long time, these beautiful, fragile creatures were at the center of one of the great mysteries of science. Every fall, Midwesterners watch the monarchs...
Pedal
PEDAL I used to think of God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there, sort of like a president. I recognized His picture when I saw...
Pearls
Control, Faith, Kids, Life, Priorities
PEARLS The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. “Oh please, Mommy, can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?” Quickly the mother checked the back...