Get with the Christmas Program, Darlin’.

How to engage gentle spiritual practices that can offer rest and joy during the holiday season. Today's post comes from my new writer-friend, Emily Rowntree. In the midst of your holiday bustling, pause for four minutes to read this article that will add much-needed perspective to all the busyness of this season. Also, as you … Continue reading Get with the Christmas Program, Darlin’.

Connect Guest Post: Dan Seifert

In real life, not all stories have happy endings. Some stories just end, and the best we can do is find peace. I'm glad my friend Dan has found some answers and some peace in this story's ending. This year, I saw my deceased grandmother for the first time. No, she wasn’t a ghost, but … Continue reading Connect Guest Post: Dan Seifert

“Happy birthday, Dad. Wherever you are.”

Guest Post: Erich Miller This year's theme is "Connect," and I am honored to share this story by my college friend, Erich Miller. If you'd like to write a guest post, see details above. The awareness that it would have been my dad’s 84th birthday bobbed in and out of my consciousness last Tuesday as … Continue reading “Happy birthday, Dad. Wherever you are.”

2018 Word: Connect

I first chose a word to guide my year in 2015. More accurately, I chose a phrase: Put yourself in the way of beauty. It required intention, getting up and going out in pursuit of beautiful occasions with beautiful people. So different from any resolution I’d tried before, it changed the way I moved through … Continue reading 2018 Word: Connect