This summer, my dad passed away and went onto the next world, after living a full 80 years of life. Needless to say, it was a summer of heavy emotion. I planned on sharing a few things at his memorial service: a brief look back at lessons he taught me, some funny stories of what… Continue reading The Art of Saying Good- Bye
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Asking for too much too soon
Hi all It’s been a bit hasn’t it? I look back and realize it was May since my last post, and needless to say it’s been a full summer. Good and hard things alike, and I just needed to take a break from writing. That being said, with weather cooler in the morning and more… Continue reading Asking for too much too soon
What happens when you dream with God
Last summer I watches my friend’s cat for two weeks in one of my favorite places in Colorado. Normally I would have used all my afternoons and evenings to do everything outdoors that I could – hike, trail ride, go paddle boarding, sit in the hot springs. You get the idea. And yet… I sensed… Continue reading What happens when you dream with God
Good Friday Meditations
It’s not yet Passover, as this is one of the years that Easter and Passover are nearly a month apart. Still, a few friends and I were trying to coordinate a time to have dinner together. We landed on tonight, the Friday before Easter. So I have decided to host a Seder dinner, leading them… Continue reading Good Friday Meditations
A fire, the wind, and the Holy
Yesterday I went hiking in an area that had suffered from fires a few years back. To say it was devastating would be too much; to say it was beautiful would be incorrect as well. Sobering and intriguing might be better words? Some trees had been cut down, some still stood, blackened and stripped of… Continue reading A fire, the wind, and the Holy
The Untouchable is Here
Merry Christmas! I have been pondering a question this season, amidst all the cookie baking, present wrapping, holiday music and vast decorations. Why Christmas? Yes, I know its origins herald possibly from Christians in the fourth century celebrating the birth of Jesus instead of the feast of the Winter Solstice. But why? To answer that… Continue reading The Untouchable is Here
Honoring an Ancestor
Today I want to take a minute and reflect a bit on one of my little known ancestors, someone that has been in my family verbal history, but not until my mom dug back into her paternal family line did we have any specific details. You see, even though there is no trace of it… Continue reading Honoring an Ancestor
A new look at mercy
This morning I was reading the story of the good Samaritan in the book of Luke. Although I will assume most people have heard this story, I’ll recap before I get to my point. A teacher of the law asked Jesus how to inherit life that never ends [aionous zoe]- meaning the fullness of life… Continue reading A new look at mercy
The Unlearning
When Trung and I first got married, I wrote a few blogs about what I was learning in a second marriage (at least the things I felt ok sharing because they were about me). Three years in, and I am still learning, but I know at this point that will never stop. I think we… Continue reading The Unlearning
Pine Trees & Butterscotch
My first year in Colorado a friend came to visit and we went hiking near where I lived at the time in Colorado Springs. Mind you, this is my friend who hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Colorado Trail, has been to Antarctica…you could say she is adventurous! Plus, I didn’t need to worry that the… Continue reading Pine Trees & Butterscotch
Finding the Life 