by Natalie Ogbourne | Sep 3, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
One Sunday I walked out of church into the late morning sun and noticed a friend’s sweet daughter prancing around near the street. She skipped right over to me when I called to her. I got down on one knee so that we could see each other’s faces and we...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Aug 12, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
I planned to watch this year. Maybe it was lack of competition from central air units, but this summer’s been all about sound. Here’s a baker’s dozen of my favorites: “Goin’ out!” followed by the banging of a door Frogs. Oh, how I...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jul 29, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
At 7:30 on a drowsy vacation morning, our daughter burst breathlessly into our room: Our neighbor’s boat was sinking. My family was spending the week at Campfire Bay Resort where for the last five Julys my parents gathered the whole tribe– my brother and...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jul 22, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Several years ago I heard a report which correlated time spent online with loneliness. That was back in the days when I used my computer only for word processing and the occasional email. Then, slowly, along came Google. Facebook. The fascinating and beautiful world...
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by Natalie Ogbourne | Jul 16, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
During the first months of the year, a friend and I directed a play together: Outlaws, Goldmines, and Whatnot. On performance day, I realized that our directing work was done. Oh, we had makeup to help with, questions to answer, and I gave what one of the boys called...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jul 8, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
My great-grandma was a woman of summer. She kept a garden and her table overflowed with its bounty. She picked berries for jam and to top ice cream. Once in a while, I helped her in the berry patch or the garden and it always shocked me when she showed up in pants....