Category: Rez life
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Volume
It is amazing how much stuff we go through each week. Feeding 60+ twice a day. Feeding 65 plus kids twice a week with food packs handed out to each kid. Coffee all day and into the evening. Laundry 7 days a week. Many many showers each day. We are visited often by UPS, FedEx…
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Tired?
A pastor friend of mine once posted that you should not come home from work tired. While I understand what he is saying I disagree, at least a little. Sometimes work does wear you out. Even when you love what you are doing. Now I am not saying you should come home drained, yet sometimes…
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SNOW!
We got just a little bit of snow. Over 30″ with drifts as tall as me. I am 6′-4″. The town is shut down. The only things open are the gas station, the grocery store, and the center. We have been incredibly busy. Working with a partner we are operating the homeless shelter in town.…
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Cold night
It turned dangerously cold last night. I woke to a temperature of -2. Cold. The type of cold which can kill. The kind that can quickly cause harm, particularly to exposed skin or under dressed people. Last night we had a shelter open. Thanks to a partnership with the tribe, the ELCA, and our friend…
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Fire
Until I moved to South Dakota I had never heard of Red Flag Warning. But they are a common occurrence here in Pine Ridge. Red Flag Warnings come out when conditions are ripe for the spread of wildfires. Low humidity, High Winds and dry ground is a bad combination if a fire is sparked. Yesterday,…
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And the show must go on
Despite the heat of the day business continued as normal at the center. Well, perhaps not normal, because there is no such thing as normal at the center. The temperature was scheduled to hit 108! So, we opened the shelter today and movies showers and naps were in order. But sandwiches were given out. Coffee…
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Heat!
In the past I have written about how dangerous the cold can be here in the winter. Heat is also dangerous. I was reminded of this today has I prepared for a funeral. Tomorrow the temps are expected to be in the range of 103. I have mentions that the start time for funerals can…
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It not about me.
Recently the Episcopal church brought a potential new Preist to town to get a feel for what ministry is like on the reservation. During our time together we talked about what funerals are like. I am asked to do funerals on a regular basis. Many times, I am asked to lead a funeral for someone…
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Diapers!
I made a simple post on the Pine Ridge Reconciliation Center’s FaceBook page. I mentioned that we need diapers. WOW. The response has been spectacular. The simple post has been shared 67 times and viewed by over 6500 people. And based on messages I have received; help is coming from across the country. A person…
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Kindness
Sometimes it is the little things that matter in life. Particularly here on the reservation. Kindness is important. I travel with a whole travel kit including tow ropes, tools, jumper cables, jack, gas and water. You never know what you might run into. AAA can take a LONG time to get to you. A LONG…
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