July 28, 2026

Lake Haigler Mirror 02 — Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina

Quiet tranquility flows smoothly to peaceful abiding, here, now. To maintain that orientation upon “the heaving waves of the wine dark sea,” is to have mastered the art of having no opinion about anything.

Walks in the woods and by the water can restore us to our life like nothing else. It is the grace of the sacred at work in the life we are living. How long has it been?

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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