My mom had two green thumbs. Every March and April—while the snow was still melting (or accumulating, depending on the year) and icy Wisconsin winds still whipped through naked trees—she’d sit at the kitchen table and ponder her backyard domain. She’d assess the...
Eight days before my dad’s last birthday, one of my nephews got married. Rick and I made the six-hour drive from Minnesota to attend the late-summer event, and as we did in those days, we stayed with my parents in their condo. The lodgings weren’t ideal—we slept on...
Some of you know I attend a very small church — a church so small that its survival presently depends on everybody doing what they can to keep the doors open and ministry happening every week. While we are between pastors, I’ve been able to contribute some...
Every Road Goes Somewhere launched a week ago today. I’ve been a bit too occupied for blogging – so today’s post is an excerpt from a Goodreads review: “Throughout her memoir, Wendy Widder makes her life available to the reader in such a way...
My new book, Every Road Goes Somewhere: A Memoir about Calling, launches today! It is available as paperback or ebook through Amazon,* Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, my website (paperback only), and anywhere you like to order books—a brick-n-mortar store can...
My new book is releasing November 1…just one week from today, but it’s available for preorder* NOW!). Below is an excerpt from chapter 9, “The Avalanche.” When another round of candidating for a teaching position came up empty, I gave up job...
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