vacation Archives - Joel Rieves

Maybe I Should Do This More Often

Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States released the list of cases they have chosen to hear this session. Noticeably absent from that list were the circuit court rulings on same-sex marriage that were on appeal. While the absence of something isn’t normally that big a deal, this case is a little different. It’s a […]

It’s Not About The Destination

Like most folks, when I was growing up, my family took one big vacation in the summer and several smaller trips in the spring and fall. And, like most of you, our summer trips often involved the beach and the others the mountains in some form or fashion. I’m old enough that much of this occurred in […]

Vacation

Yes, I’m writing while I’m on vacation. In fact, while I write this, I’m sitting on a huge screened porch, with the view you see in the picture before me. I realize that may seem weird to some of you, but it seems weird to me when I hear folks say they’re taking a week […]

Well, So Much For That

I had every intention of writing about how the Christian community is responding to the recent developments on same-sex marriage. That, however, went out the window first thing. As I said yesterday, I’m at the beach this week and there’s been a new addition to the crowd: Diana’s daughter and grandson. What is it about […]

Recharging

This week, I’m in Florida at the house of the lovely Diana’s parents and the picture you see is the view from there deck as the sun rises. I love this place. Not just the house, but everything around it. Since we’re getting close to the only tropical zone in the continental U.S., coming down […]

A Good Day

It’s a very good day. I’m sitting on the porch, looking out at the beach on a beautiful day. I’m surrounded by people I care love and care about. I feel as good as I’ve felt in a good while and yesterday, surprisingly, the Supreme Court made what I think is pretty good ruling on […]