by Bruce McIntyre | May 31, 2013 | Serendipity
On the last day of Teacher Appreciation Week, students brought their gifts to my wife. In the style of First Graders, they shared what their parents had purchased in combination with their own creations and expressions of love. One student watched with disappointment....
by Bruce McIntyre | May 23, 2013 | Resilience
She had seen tornadoes come near before. Watched Gary England track them across the state with storm chasers reporting from death defying distances. She had gotten in the storm shelter before, but the tornadoes had always gone on over or failed to form or missed her...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 17, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Hanging from a red plum leaf… After an early morning May rain… Reflecting the warm light of the sun… Poised to drop, but clinging to the leaf. In the midst of spiritual reflection following a labrynth walk, I sat in a church garden area,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 13, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Hiking in the woods after a soaking rain at Robbers Cave State Park near Wilburton, OK, I listened. Raindrops melodically plinked and dripped from the leaves onto the leaf covered forest floor. In the distance, a woodpecker drilled away. A symphony of birds...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 10, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Saturday, June 10, 1995. 4:00am. @#%!!*!! The timer on my stove jolted me out of a dead sleep! We had just arrived home from our honeymoon the day before. And now, on our first morning together in our 635 square foot economy apartment, we were awakened by that...
