Wordpress - thebirdseeddesk.wordpress.com - The Birdseed Desk
General Information:
Latest News:
Hudson’s Home Birth: A Father’s Narrative 10 May 2013 | 12:16 am
I woke to the shower running and the lamp next to the bed still shining. It was 11:30 pm and I’d been asleep for an hour. “Jared, you need to start timing these,” Caitlyn said as she moved from the s...
How Both Sides have a lot to Gain, and we all have a lot to lose… 30 Mar 2013 | 12:37 am
Behind every sarcastic meme or inflammatory facebook rant is a real person who perhaps spent a lot of time settling into his or her beliefs. And in front of every sarcastic meme or inflammatory faceb...
More than One Way to be a Woman 9 Feb 2011 | 06:12 pm
An odd title for a post written by a man, I know. But this post comes after years of conversations with my wife, and was spurred by an editorial that appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune a few we...
A Few Changes 28 Jan 2011 | 10:17 am
As some of you might already know, my wife and I started another blog that will feature our gardening and sewing interests. That blog can be found at HeSowedSheSewed.com. Some of you have enjoyed th...
Winter Compost 3 Jan 2011 | 01:55 pm
I love harsh winters and treacherous blizzards and snow-covered landscapes. But the frozen world of the north can be hard for gardeners and composters. So…. I contributed another composting piece f...
Why I’m Not a Grinch Anymore: A Reflection on the Incarnation 19 Dec 2010 | 08:58 pm
Obviously I’m not trying to be unique when I say Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love snow and twinkling lights and I get warm-fuzzies when I look at Normon Rockwell paintings of people ice-skati...
Composting Feature at Itty Bitty Impact 29 Oct 2010 | 02:52 pm
I was recently asked to offer some composting insights for my friend and fellow blogger, Tonia, over at Itty Bitty Impact. The first entry has been posted, go check it out. But while you’re here, en...
This is My Father’s World 12 Oct 2010 | 07:38 am
A hymn a day keeps the devil away. Just kidding. And I’m not going to post a hymn everyday; that would be annoying. But I’ve decided it might be interesting to occasionally post an old hymn that I ...
Christians and Creation, Part II 27 Sep 2010 | 04:46 pm
Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park There are flood and drouth Over the eyes and in the mouth, Dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand. The parched eviscerate soil Gapes at th...
Christians and Creation, Part 1 27 Aug 2010 | 08:35 am
Lake Superior, McLain State Park, the U.P. As promised, I’m going to offer some reflections on Steven Bouma-Prediger’s For the Beauty of the Earth. The book begins much like I expected, with depress...
