Relationships

Play Unplugged-Live Music For Money in a Park

This really happened. I convinced my brother that we needed to play impromptu acoustic unplugged live music in the city park in Santa Fe, NM. We’d just driven 2,700 miles […]

Sleep in a Wigwam on Route 66

Adventure, big and small is out there. Sleeping in a Wigwam (like a teepee) on historic Route 66. Coming back from visiting the Grand Canyon National Park, we opted for […]

A Poem: Ten Years of Living Forward

Ten rings later in the oak tree.Radius etchings tell the truth of living forward.Closer to fine.Empty bedroom, not to dinner. Quiet deafening disappearance.No search party assembled.Empty wheelchair affixed for helium […]

Trip Report: 75 stories Underground in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Description: In 1901, eighteen-year-old cowboy James Larkin White witnessed a moving black cloud over the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico. Brazilian free-tailed bats were feeding at dawn and dusk, swirling […]

It’s Love That Wrote the Play

In times like these, it’s easy, even sensible, for hope to wane. How long can hope wait before cynicism wins?I’ve been singing this anthem of hope to myself when I […]

What Seeds Are You Planting?

Friend, We’re here together, in the middle of the beginning of a pandemic story, with the future uncertain and, what if? What if we… invite simplicity back find flow in […]

Walk to a Friend’s House For Dinner

Our experience of life can become humdrum if we allow it. To interrupt the monotony of life, I propose you call a friend, invite yourself to dinner and then, wait […]

Post Dramatic Stoke Disorder (PDSD)

My friend shared about his unfortunate disorder after he returns home after an adventure together. He named it (PDSD) “Post Dramatic Stoke Disorder”. Here are a few of the symptoms […]

What if we…

What if we… invite simplicity back find flow in life-giving rhythms and quiet moments, remind our soul of connection’s promise and call an old friend ask God for “help” now […]

Standing Ovations & Birthday Wishes For My Daughter

When she was born, we overlooked her crooked fingers and scissored legs. Our twenty-six-year-old survival mechanisms kicked in to believe, She’s just different-second kid-no big deal. I’m sure everyone around us […]