What’s Your Grieving Style?
Do you know your grieving style? I didn't, until talking [...]
Advice to Myself at the Start of 2023
Written in response to a writing prompt from the always [...]
Obituary Writing Brings Healing
Growing up, I never thought of obituary writing as healing. [...]
Celebrate Spring: Easter Egg Tree
I got the idea to celebrate spring with an Easter [...]
Ritual for Earth Day
On the eve of Earth Day, Joe and I seized [...]
A Brief Burst of Beauty
In the spring season of new life, the natural world [...]
Ode to Trees
The soaring heights, elegant arches, and vast open spaces of [...]
Labyrinth Love
In his welcome to new parents last week, the president [...]
No Minor Occasion
Our third and youngest child, Christian, is 18 years old [...]
Heirloom
Arriving in St. Paul last week, I drove directly to [...]