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Reflecting Along the Journey

The appropriate love song for these “D&E Lovebirds” is Roberta Flack’s 1972 hit The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.  As you read on, I suspect you will agree. As Valentine’s Day draws near, this week’s column is about love. The D&E campus has proven to be a...

Reflecting Along the Journey

“The highway winds me through the vast, beautiful mountains. The fog is lifting and is resting just above the tips of these WV hills. Topping each peak are the windmills that the sun is elegantly illuminating. This breathtaking moment is my every day as I drive onto...

Reflecting Along the Journey

In the bleak midwinter, frosty winds made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter long ago. As I write this initial column for 2022, the above verse from the old hymn seems most...

Reflecting Along the Journey

Final exams are wrapping up at Davis & Elkins College, and students are preparing to return home to celebrate Christmas with their families. The Christmas season, a miraculous and magical time of the year, has already touched my heart. Due to the disruption of the...

Reflecting Along the Journey

Community is a powerful concept. An authentic community accepts each of its members for who they are … talents and shortcomings as well … celebrating the good times and providing support when we find ourselves in the valleys of life. Davis & Elkins College is a...

Reflecting Along the Journey

With the approach of Thanksgiving, I have been musing about the annual list of blessings that appropriately comprise my prayers of gratitude to God. This year, I plan to add something new. Like many of you, I remain truly grateful for the love of family and friends,...