My oldest daughter and I have an okay relationship…now. We used to butt heads a lot, but as she nears 30, I think we have learned to be very careful around one another. It’s really good that we don’t hurt each other with our words anymore, but sometimes I think it would be better if …
When I was in my mid-thirties, I misplaced my faith. After many years of steady attendance, Beth and I stopped going to church. I became convinced that if there was a loving God, He would not let horrendously bad things happen to innocent people in this world. So, I tried on non-belief instead and called …
It’s 9:30am and I feel like I’ve already lived a lifetime in one day. More on this in a future post. In the meantime, here’s a poem Beth shared with me, today. My suggestion is that you drink this one in deeply. Like the best works of art, it feels like God whispered it into …
When I look at the Chinese yin-yang symbol, the first thing I notice is duality, the dark and the light. Next, I see how they are shaped, occupying their own space while simultaneously providing space for their opposite. Lastly, I see the dot within each that contains light within the dark and vice versa. Philosophically, …
I’m feeling a bit beleaguered due to the quick trip to and from Lancaster, PA for a funeral. In addition to the feelings that these events bring up, I was visiting the town where I went to college 40 years ago. Lots of memories, a typical mix of pleasure and pain, surfaced and then “whoooosh” …
There’s only a few reasons I would drive 3.5 hours each way for an overnight and one of them, unfortunately, is a funeral. One of Beth’s cousins was found dead in his home on April 1, so we’re driving to Lancaster, PA to say goodbye to cousin Michael. Michael came to our wedding in 1992. …
We never know what’s around the next corner, right? WRONG! Usually it’s exactly what we expect because we’ve been here before. Truthfully, most of us tread the same path day after day – toweling our bodies in the same fashion, brushing our hair the same way, and fixing our coffee the same way every friggin’ …
Have you ever noticed something unappealing in another person’s behavior and then realized, “Holy crap. I act like that, too.” It happens infrequently, but when it does I may have a level 9 or 10 reaction of anger or fear. And it’s ALWAYS because I’m looking into a mirror, judging myself harshly via that other …
Ten years ago, I wrote a song that I never got around to recording called “I Am Enough.” I remember Beth and I both liking the message as well as the way it was constructed with three interlocking melodies. I have never written anything like it before and haven’t done so since then. Sometimes, my …
The Universe has made it abundantly clear that our planned trip to the Southwest is not meant to be, at least not now. Sure, we had to make the final decision to postpone, but events kept telling us, “Stay put.” Of course, Beth and I were upset about it. We wanted to hitch our camper …