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Sunday’s Thought: Rain Kindly on All Saints
“May the rain fall kindly, May daylight illuminate your hearts, May the darkness never burden, May those who dwell here in the unseen Watch over your coming and going…”--John O’Donohue, from his book of blessings, To Bless the Space Between Us. I just came in from a...
Reasons to Smile
It has been a dark and stormy week, but things brightened up considerably Wednesday evening when we went to the brewery to greet a cool band from Brooklyn, Bandits on the Run. Chip is the Arts Council treasurer, ticket-taker, and transportation guy (he’s good...
Substack Thank You Notes
(NOTE: This was written for my Substack blog readers, but I figured you'd enjoy it.) This morning I decided to multi-task, even though I really believe that it’s best to be mindful, as my friend Stephanie used to remind me before she died. She suggested counting to...
Bears, Ballots and JKT: Good News from Alaska.
My friend Kim was taking care of her dad in his last days, when she read a column by former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy titled, “We Could All Use a Soul Box.” He says a soul box is a collection of hopeful things to look at when you are down. His includes a clip...
The Beauty of October
(NOTE: If you want to listen to this post, please click on the audio on my Substack version of this. It is free.) “An experience of the beautiful can change the heart. A thank you note. A sunrise. A poem.” – Rev Dr. Robert Allan Hill The first...
A Good Alaskan Summer Moment
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James Chip took the little kids and big dogs for a walk while I tidied up, watered the flowers and called a friend in the hospital. He...
Sunday’s Thought A Homily for One
On Wednesday at noon I went to mass. A lot has been happening that I am grateful for. I thought I was a little late, but it looked like I was early. I peeked in the chapel and came back to the vestibule, and saw Father Ko (please call me Michael) a missionary from...