I’m originally from California, but for the past 18 years have lived on the eastern side of the United States. So let’s just say winter has taken some getting used to. In the part of California where I grew up, winter meant rain. Lots of rain. For nine months, little to no rain. For three … Continue reading Rhyme and Season: Part 6—The “Dead” of Winter
Easter
The Goodness of Grief: Part 9–Sometimes You Have To Blow Up A Few Balloons
This last Easter season was a sober time for our community. There were a number of local tragedies, national losses, personal laments. What we were feeling in the wake of a cancer diagnosis we were seeing on the faces of those we share our lives with. At first I thought we were projecting a bit. … Continue reading The Goodness of Grief: Part 9–Sometimes You Have To Blow Up A Few Balloons