Curt Harding

Life is an improv. And you’re on!  This picture was not planned.  I took it when my daughters were younger. A spontaneous slice of summer. At the end of a long day of running on sand dunes, swinging from ropes, swimming, and rock collecting along the Michigan shoreline, I dragged the girls and their friend […]

All these things we say we’ll get to… Shot down by the reasons not to… The day I turned 23, I played basketball alone on the neighborhood courts just minutes from where I grew up. I remember it like it was yesterday. When I finished, I sat on the bench and fought back tears. It’s […]

Have you ever paused to consider your “Thin Place?” It’s a phrase that’s been used for millennia with roots in ancient Irish culture. Thin Places describe those rare locations where the door between our world and the next is cracked open for a moment. When you’re there, you feel called back to your true self. […]

“Never look back,” they say. “You’re not going that way.” Maybe so, but I think there’s value peeking at the rear view. Last weekend, I drove past the first house I bought in Michigan. Actually, I did more than that. I parked in the driveway and stayed for a few minutes. 22 years ago, my […]

“We’ve got a thousand friends on Facebook and no one to help us move our couch.” ~ Dr. John Delony A pastor was starting a new church in Tennessee. The day he arrived in the Nashville area, he asked for a meeting with the police chief. He wanted to know what the biggest problem in […]