In another light

September 5, 2010 Joey Cope 0

With the holiday weekend ahead of me, I made plans. Big plans. Actually the project wasn’t that big — just repainting the columns on the front porch and a little touch-up around the garage and back patio. But it seemed big because . . . I didn’t want to do [read more]

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Open Mind, Dark Pit

September 8, 2009 Joey Cope 5

I’m studying this week. Not my usual book readings and journaling. I’m studying in an “immersion” week. Intensive sessions. Homework at night. A diversity of classmates. The subject matter is fascinating. Theories from the sciences reinforce things we believed but never really knew. Emerging research adds to the weight. This [read more]

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A Moment of Christmas

December 29, 2008 Joey Cope 0

We were expecting things to be different this year. Changes in the family have made us wary of almost every occasion. So it was with no small amount of dread that I awaited the traditional opening of gifts. Certainly, I thought, things just won’t be the same. For one thing, [read more]