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Feb 10, 2023

An Unexpected Request

I went to help mom today. I go to see her and to run errands with her once a week or so. It’s the way I keep the commitment I made to dad...

Feb 7, 2023

Feeling Invisible?

Can you imagine feeling invisible to your partner or spouse? I've been reading Brene Brown's book, "Atlas of the Heart" recently. In her...

Feb 3, 2023

Things Dad Taught Me the Last Year of His Life

Today, on February 3rd, my dad is 91 in earth years. Happy birthday, dad! As I reflect back now, seven months removed from his last day...

Jan 19, 2023

“Be Muzzled!”

My prayers are changing. I’m beyond upset, so it makes sense that my prayers would go beyond how and what I normally pray. Beth asks me...

Jan 17, 2023

Our "Secret Sauce"

Over the past 43 years, we’ve had a number of people comment on how they admire our marriage. It always feels a bit awkward to hear and,...

Jan 3, 2023

The Spiritual Practice of Calendaring

It wasn’t long after beginning Fall Creek Abbey, and attending to A LOT of spinning plates, that Beth and I discovered the spiritual...