Gratitude and a New Year’s Resolution
Giving gifts in the context of torn paper, surprised and glowing faces, shouts and smiles and the embrace of little…
Desk for Sale
I posted a desk for sale on Facebook Marketplace. A cozy, comfortable desk, with one center drawer and three deep…
Waiting for the sun to come up
The orange color of our tent is not discernible when I awake. It will be awhile before dawn. I am…
Nuts and O-rings
In the hardware store, I stand among aisles of cabinets with tiny drawers. They are filled with various sizes of…
Accompaniment
Accompaniment is not a common vocabulary word for most of us. The concept is well known, though. It is what…
Small Change
Driving home from a retreat, with the sky opening in front of me, and surrounded by the stark March landscape,…
Humanity First
In walked the doctor, followed by an assistant pushing a wheeled cart with a computer on top. The door to…
The Way I Imagined
I awoke with expectations. Maybe predictions or assumptions would have been more accurate. I don’t know exactly what I imagined…
Half a Brain
Are you standing still when movement is required? It can happen to any of us in any arena. A marriage,…
Ups and Downs
“The exercises you are doing are helping,” the physical therapist said to me. Really? His words surprised me. I wanted…










