Papa Rod aspires to the peaceful habits of the Wood Thrushes and their friends.  

Papa Rod readies the bike while riding north, and arrives at the Farmhouse safe and sound as the sun prepares to set.

Papa Rod ponders the passing of a formative character.  

Papa Rod recounts his week, and ponders the art of moving forward despite obstacles and setbacks.  

Papa Rod observes the cruelty in world, but remembers the promise of the future.  

Perceiving, processing, and interpreting challenging things in our lives.  

Pondering experiencing things with multiple senses.

When a glimmer pierces the darkness, one does well to bask in the light.

How does one process grief in the specifics of a broken world?

An abrupt interruption of life might teach us that the only things we can control are our responses to the things we can't control.