‘Dead’ write
Today we present a special audio edition of The Dew Abides, where we interview author J. Aaron Sanders, a novelist and associate professor of…
January, 2016
(Gr)attitude
On this week’s On Being podcast, Brother David Steindl-Rast speaks about the importance of gratitude, and something he said stopped me in my tracks. He…
Ragtime
The dish cloth. A no-nonsense rag with only one simple job. It doesn’t need to be fancy, it just needs to work. So how…
The butcher, the baker…
The loaf of bread was still steaming on the cooling rack. Gave it a tap with a fingernail and heard a very promising thump. When we…
The Call
I know, I know. This has nothing to do with homesteading. But our two eagles have returned for a second winter, hunting behind the…
Mortgaged Heart
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, but Brad and I are doing something a little unusual. Instead of a laundry list of projects, we’ve…
Hair Loss
As my old friend Jeff always says, “Great minds think alike… And so do we.” When we at The Dew Abode made a point…