A priest’s name popped up in my social media feed, and it rang a distant bell. The post shared that the priest had died, apparently by suicide. Oh, no. How devastating for his family and for his community. Losing someone you love to suicide brings so much pain, so many questions. Something else was bothering […]

My favorite holiday is Chinese New Year, and I am so excited for the Year of the Tiger.

I’m not great at Wordle. I’m not even good at it. But I am a sucker for fun word games.

I’m never eager to see Christmas end.

Does anyone else feel that January is a very long month? But the days are getting a little brighter every day!

How does the godwit know where to go? How does it fly so far without stopping to eat or rest?

We enjoyed two beautiful snowfalls last week, a bit of a dusting and a fun few inches for play.

We never know where a simple greeting or a smile might lead or how that might have an impact on someone else.

As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.

~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]