We celebrated the marriage of Malin, to Sevrin, at the end of January. It was moving and breathtakingly beautiful. Jennifer and her father, Ralph, officiated the ceremony, surrounded by friends and family. I even got to play my trumpet! Everything was so green and fresh at Planterra. Going into the reception, I was a bit …
The best measure of wealth is what you have minus what you want.
Everyone gets invited to the party. There are no exceptions.
By leaning into grief – saying yes and welcoming it into the daylight – I actually bring myself into closer alignment with the universe and my truest self.
Now that both of my parents have departed, my love for each of them seems to be entering a new phase.
When dogs go to Heaven, they don’t need wings because God knows that dogs love running best.
Today, I am living life to the full. I am deeply sad. I am also profoundly happy. It’s a paradox.
Cycling down Erdman road, I am surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. I am not, nor have I ever been, alone.
Practicing lovingkindness is a remarkably effective way of slowing down and putting everything into perspective.
I was born in the sixties in the town of Gladstone, Michigan. Gladstone is located in Michigan’s vast upper peninsula, about an hour and a half away by car from Spread Eagle, Wisconsin. I have only a few memories from Gladstone.[1]In 1971 my dad accepted a call to pastor a church in Cromwell, Connecticut. By …