Author: daylerogers

• When Choosing Complicates The Picture

  Boxes keep showing up at the house, courtesy of FedEx and the US Post Office. You’d think someone was getting married here. Well, someone’s getting married. Not here. Colorado. And these aren’t gifts. They’re a plethora of potential bridesmaid dresses. Back in the day, when John and I walked down the aisle, dresses for the…

  daylerogers

  August 7, 2014

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  bridesmaids dresses, chaos, choices, decisions, God, Israel, Joshua, weddings

• More Colors Than Crayola

  Family. The brushstrokes of the stories of our lives. I think much of mine has been finger painted. Or possibly spray painted. But it’s rich with color. And really interesting people. I’ve been in Chicago this past weekend with two of my daughters, my sisters and mom. To celebrate daughter Courtney’s upcoming wedding with a…

  daylerogers

  August 4, 2014

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  baker, Chicago Lawn Bakery, Crayola crayons, Czechoslovakia, God, killed in the line of duty, policeman, story, widow

• When It Rains, Emotions Pour

  I’m not fond of driving in the rain. I’ll avoid it at all costs. Especially in Florida. This is the Sunshine State. And the Lightning Capitol of the world. A meteorological conundrum. Driving here is always challenging. With tourists following Google maps, teens learning to drive and older folks who practice patience in the left…

  daylerogers

  July 31, 2014

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  bad drivers, blurred vision, driving, Florida, God, perspective, rain, trust

• When The Dinging Isn’t Daunting Enough

  I love the differences in cultures that can only be experienced when you’ve been given an opportunity to immerse in them. Reading about places is great. I can dream. Being there is opportunity to make errors on a global scale. We’ve just returned from Amsterdam. On business. Even seeing that in print makes me smile.…

  daylerogers

  July 28, 2014

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  Amsterdam, bikes and biking, focus, Jesus, listening

• Silence…And The Ringing Of The Bells

  It was 4 in the afternoon. Busy in downtown Amsterdam. Many tourists were there for holiday. Many languages were flying by my ears. When the bells rang at 4, a quiet settled over the streets. Car radios could be heard, a few voices whispered. But a general quiet blanketed the city. It was a moment…

  daylerogers

  July 24, 2014

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  balloons, compassion, crisis, God, grief, Jesus, loss, Malaysian Flight MH17, memorial, mourning, The Netherlands