October 19, 2025 Yesterday was an amazing day in America and in my own little corner of it. Millions of people across the country and the world gathered with flags, signs, and exuberance to say “No Kings in America.” From coast to coast, in small towns and big cities, communities marched, sang, chanted, and cheered for freedom, democracy, and justice. This is the American spirit like I haven’t seen or felt in months. This is true patriotism and love for our country. Despite t

July 13, 2025 It’s been just over a week since the catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country, and the stories of heartbreak and...

April 23, 2023 I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. -Lao Tzu...

January 16, 2023 This year ends in a three. That makes it a mile marker for me, a new decade starting this month. So, naturally I am...

November 13, 2022 “Harvest is a joyful time of gathering the produce of the land.” ― Sunday Adelaja As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m...

September 18, 2022 Just do the next right thing Take a step, step again It is all that I can do The next right thing. I won’t look too...

September 4, 2022 At the end of a scorching, dry summer, finally there was a pattern change. It came just as my dad was slipping away...

August 14, 2022 It was one year ago that Art and I moved my dad from assisted living into memory care. We honestly thought he was dying....

June 5, 2022 As summer rolls in after some very painful and difficult weeks, I wonder how to savor this season. Summer begs us to pause...

May 9, 2022 “The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart. The secret anniversaries of the heart…” ...

Reposted from April 2021 in honor & memory of my dear friend, Kim who passed away in May 2021. On Monday morning, the day after Easter, I...

December 17, 2021 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a...