In Our Element: when work is play
All the work is worth it when it lands us in our element and it becomes play.
Back from the brink
There will always be things to fear. Thank goodness we have a partner in life who can pull us back from the edge.
What is it about poetry?
What is it about poetry that gets to us? that speaks to us? that opens our unhearing ears and unseeing eyes?
What if we held Easter and everyone showed up except the Christians?
A unique Easter calls us to respond in ways uniquely our own.
Palm Shreds
When there’s only one prize, sometimes things get ugly. How silly it looks in two puppies. How true it feels to real life.
When the weak become strong we win
Playing to your strengths may be what’s getting in the way of your winning.
privilege has its consequences
In high school I had to learn that the rules must apply to everyone. That’s a lesson we’re all still learning.
how we respond to ‘thou shalt not’ says a lot about who we are
Does dissent that is celebrated in our youth grow up into sedition?
I Make An Act of Thanksgiving
In making an act of Thanksgiving of my penciled thoughts and prayers I discovered a surprising freedom and a unique invitation.
You are of inestimable value
Tip-toeing along the forested trail with an early morning group of birders, I marveled at a ray of sun peeking through the canopy and illuminating the brush below. Binoculars at the ready, our small band had stopped to look and listen for the sounds of the small creatures around us. I became instantly aware of […]