Funeral on the High Plains Today

I am always so moved when I officiate at a local graveside service. I feel tossed back in time, to the days when pioneers stood on the high plains and buried their own. This morning the snowy setting was so peaceful. Across the cemetery to the south, a horse grazed through the snow. Somehow it…

Pioneer Wannabe

If you could choose when you were born, what era would you pick? Some people long to be living in the carefree roaring 20s, and others in Victorian England. How about being born into the age of world exploration, mapping out trades routes on sailing ships.  I know that some people long for the vibrant…