David Anderson

There were occasions in ancient history – and in mythology – when a beautiful daughter of a prominent leader was given in marriage to the one whose youthful courage and bravery and valor were demonstrated in some heroic deed, like the taking of a city in battle, or the defeating of a giant, like Goliath […]

We had so much fun at the fair, my daughter, granddaughter, and me! Huge, live, hairy spiders, and little pigs racing; rides – when she passed the height requirement – and curly fries. We sat in the audience and listened to both a men’s and women’s quartet. They sang love songs. That was tough for […]

The judge listened patiently to both sides.  He’d heard the arguments before.  But this time he ruled in favor of the mother that she should be reunited with her baby. She would be going home. Sitting next to her attorney at the defense table, the mother began to cry.  So did others in the room, […]

She was waiting at the end of the dock for my return. After weeks of having painstakingly repaired my single fiberglass rowing shell following a collision with a large metal buoy, I could not resist the beckoning call of a beautiful sunset over the glass-like surface of the lake. “Just a couple miles sweetheart and […]

“Grandma, watch me.” Her grandson had called her to his side to watch whatever it was he was doing. It didn’t matter what it was, he just wanted her there. “Are you still watching me Grandma?” She dares not allow her thoughts to drift, nor her eyes to close. Often, he would pause, look up […]

We will hide Easter eggs again, hoping for a break in the weather.  And for the little ones, their prized possessions will be placed in plain sight.  We want them to be found. We want to see the beauty of their smiles.  We want to see the joy of their discovery.  We want to see […]

I cracked a rib or two playing t-ball with 4-year-olds (I know, sad) yesterday and I am not available for anything that requires movement.  And no hugs today. The little kids had the bases loaded with no outs and we had just been talking to them about staying where they were if there was a […]

Where do you go when your heart is overwhelmed? “A mountain-top experience” is a phrase that seems to capture what it means to all who have long trudged a path strewn with difficulty. In the populated valley, crowds of nameless people jostle for position.  Job and title and responsibility translate into a maelstrom of activity. […]

Lennie, whose love for me was daily expressed in her faithfulness, companionship, devotion to me and to our four wonderful children and ten grandchildren, and who more than any other quality was characterized by her love for God, quietly left us the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, and exchanged our embrace for that of […]

Today, March 18, us kids remember our dad’s birthday. It was on our dad’s birthday, eight years ago, that my brother and I rowed our regular four-miler on American Lake.  It was only our fifth time together in the double racing shell.  Down the course we weaved among buoys and small islands, hugging the shoreline, […]