“The way we deal with loss shapes our capacity to be present to life more than anything else. The way we protect ourselves from loss may be the way in which we distance ourselves from …
Dear Dad, You Lied…
Grief
An Easter-Kind-of Day
I’m a Hospice Chaplain. 100% of my patients are dying. 100% of my families are grieving, some to a lesser, some to a greater extent. But all are about to be affected by a great …
Blessing (The Other B-Word), Not Burden
“All is well, all is well, angels and men rejoice; For tonight darkness fell into the dawn of love’s light…” (“All is Well,” Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick) “Burden to my daughters.” These were …
A Way to Empty Our Buckets…(Finding Our Faith)
One way that I cope with sorrow and tragedy, such as the recent shootings at the elementary school in Connecticut, but also with the stress that comes from my occupation, is by writing. A famous …
Sacred Scenes
I think my crier is broken. Sometimes I wonder about the things that bring me to tears, which, by the way, seems to happen a lot more often lately. Perhaps it’s because of the season…or …