Uff da! It's been a full few days and so I've not written in this space. There was a time when I would have felt some shame adjacent...

I was in an airport recently when I saw the photo below. Good Things Come in Pink Boxes. Oh yes, they do. We have moved to a small city...

Since my gratitude yesterday was for my own denomination, my gratitude today is for the United Methodist Church. Today, at their Annual...

Thirty seven years ago today, in Columbus, OH, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was formed at its Constituting Convention. The ELCA came...

We flew home late yesterday from time with family as we said goodbyes to my Beloved's aunt. While we fly frequently, I'm not a fan. Oh,...

I seldom need to catch up on three days worth of gratitude, but as I mentioned early on, I've tried to stop beating myself up for failing...

I am at the computer early this morning, tending to some pressing work matters that need my attention before the day begins in full. I'm...

It's true that, for better or for worse, when you marry into a family you gain family. I have been incredibly fortunate in that my...

It's Earth Day and, well, I am so grateful for this earth, our "island home", as we often pray. I'm also terrified for what is ahead -...

When I was in high school, our music teacher (who was also our church choir director) took a group of us to hear an orchestra play at the...

Today, our grand girl turned one. That's three hundred sixty five days of smiles and discoveries and magical moments. All around. Out...

There's enough gratitude here for two days worth - maybe even two years worth! It was one year ago today that we finally arrived back in...

Many years ago, pre-seminary, (*does math in her head*) okay, 24 years ago, to be exact, I applied for a job at our local hospital as a...

While today is apparently National Gardening Day, yesterday my Beloved and I ventured down to the Olympia Farmer's Market, where we...

Five years ago today, Compass Broadview, a community of permanent, supportive, affordable housing opened on land that had once been the...

Re-entry after a vacation is always....interesting. I'm so lucky to do work that I love, with amazing people, in a place that is filled...

Today I learned that yesterday's eclipse passed over Uvalde, Texas, site of the mass shooting of 19 fourth grade students and two of...

Today, all across North America, people are looking up in awe and wonder at four minutes of darkness in the middle of the day. Birds and...

Last year at this time, my Beloved and I were driving across the country, returning to our beloved PNW and a life in closer proximity to...

Yesterday I reminded us/myself that it is our responsibility as citizens to be engaged in our civic life, even when it is difficult. I...