Devils Lake Journal – Page 22

Obstacles or Clear Paths

I love to snowshoe. We have had a lot of snow this year, and I have been laughing as I watch our two dogs- Baxter and Ranger- trudge through the snow. When they fall in over their heads, they whine and bark for help. I often haul them up out of theirContinue reading “Obstacles or Clear Paths”

Racial Reconciliation and Me

Some of my ancestors were slaveholders. Do I need to confess the sin of their active participation in the system of American slavery? My immediate reaction to this question has always been, “No!” because I don’t confess all the times they lied or cheated; however, reading John Perkins’s book One Blood: Parting Words to theContinue reading “Racial Reconciliation and Me”