ME FEELING THE FULLNESS OF THE MOMENT One month into 2023 finds Ed and me in a wait-and-see mode on multiple fronts. We have submitted our latest book manuscript, Healing the Wound: The Inner Turmoil of a Mennonite Hero, to Wipf and…
Stepping Into 2023
Stepping over the threshold into 2023, gives us the opportunity to look back over the year we’ve left behind, another year layered over a lifetime of layers. The gorgeous poem, “The Layers,” by Stanley Kunitz says it well. As the poet looks back at his “feast of losses” and at…
NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE
Ed and I recently had the pleasure and privilege to be interviewed by Carol Graham for her podcast NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE. Click READ MORE to get to the link to the interview: NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE
Gratitude
Did you know that the words “gratitude” and “grace” come from the same Latin root word, “gratia?” “Grace” is a theological word that signifies a free and unmerited gift. I like to think of it as God indiscriminately tossing gifts around to all of us, gifts none of us…
Lessons for Aging
ED AND I — MOVING INTO OLD AGE TOGETHER My Ed just had a birthday, so he’s now in his 80th year. How is that even possible? When I was young, 80 seemed really…