by mcl | Jun 4, 2018 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates Now What? Kevin and I left before dawn to go fishing at his uncle’s place not too far away. We launched my boat, checked our reels and lures, then started down the shoreline as the summer sun started to rise. He had told me that it was a...
by mcl | Apr 1, 2018 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates What Is Newness to You? My brother and I stood close to each other waist deep in the brackish river near Bristol Bay, Alaska. The scenery of the surrounding mountain range diving into the ocean was beyond breathtaking. We were fly...
by mcl | Mar 7, 2018 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates Choose Your Path We held hands and stood only a few feet away from a massive 12-foot alligator. Twice a year my daughter and I would have an adventurous camping getaway, and on this particular state park trip, we hiked over to the...
by mcl | Feb 1, 2018 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates Digging In This time of year we spend more time indoors because of the wintry weather. That obviously is a physical placement. As we move emotionally from outside to in, it means that we have to dig inward a bit. It is not always...
by mcl | Jan 4, 2018 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates Do You Feel It? The early December snow really blew our minds. We were amazed at how deep it was so quickly, and even how light and soft it was for making snowballs and snowmen. I sat with a cup of coffee and watched as the sun came...
by mcl | Dec 4, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates The Gift of One Another There is nothing like a painted dawn in the Mississippi Delta. On the recent opening morning of hunting season, we arrived well before dawn and had time to sit in the quiet for a while and enjoy the earliest moments of the...
