“Every single human being you pass by today is fighting to find peace and to push back fear; to get through their daily tasks without breaking down in front of the bananas or in the carpool line or at the post office… “Everyone is grieving and worried and fearful, and yet none of them wear…

Do you remember? Memorial Day is taking the time to remember. To remember all those in uniform who have sacrificed so generously and courageously for our country. To remember the families — the partners, children, and others — who spent so much time separated from their loved ones, who waited and waited for the joyous…

I recently received the official word that there will be no nine-week season of music, lectures, classes, workshops, worship, dance, friendships, and recreational activities at our beloved Chautauqua Institution this summer. Instead, as with so many other activities these days, there will be online programs. The news was not unexpected, but sad just the same.…

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. Today’s gift to all of us is this moving poem “To The Moms Out There Who Love Someone On the Autism Spectrum,” by Kerry Magro, an autistic man who grew up with a mom who supported and challenged him as a child and adult. A lot…

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” Anne Lamott

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” -Maya Angelou How are you holding up? These are hard times for so many people. It’s difficult to wrap my brain and heart around the myriad changes in our world and the suffering of so many. We are…

Happy Easter Friends! Even though this is a different Easter, May the renewal of life at this holy time of year bring new blessings of love, hope, peace, good health, and happiness to you and your loved ones. Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your religious convictions, May you embrace renewal and joy. And…

I can’t think of a better time, while we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, for us to rededicate ourselves to the golden rule. I’m thankful that the golden rule is not for Christians only, but as you can see from the image above (thanks to Scarboro Mission and Resources for Life.com), it’s at…

“Fear is contagious. Fortunately, so is courage. Learning to become fearless will touch everyone around you, and best of all, you’ll find it’s a gift that keeps on giving.”  ― Michelle Aguilar, author How are you this week? Life has been turned upside down for all of us. Some of us are suffering the inconveniences of…