Davids Daily Dose

Category: waiting

  • Often Wrong, but Never in Doubt

    Often Wrong, but Never in Doubt

    A soothing voice comes from the glowing iPad, “Please listen until the end before answering.” The impatient first grader doesn’t wait. “Tap, tap, tap.” He sounds like a young woodpecker trying to drill through the screen. I frown, from a few chairs away, knowing the stakes are high. “Smack.” That’s the sound of my palm softly hitting…

  • Still

    Still

    Not long ago, I told the story of an autumn butterfly who defied the odds by flying on a sunny November day. Yet the first frosty morning was a few weeks ago. How is this possible!?  It turns out many species of butterfly can survive freezing temperatures by going into a dormant state. Then, once…