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“If you don’t find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.”- Mahatma Gandhi I missed sending you a Sunday’s Thought (and a blog of the rest of the week’s thoughts too) for all kinds of good reasons. Facetime with one daughter,...

Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood - was created inside a star before Earth was born. - The American Museum of Natural History The new Quick Shop building is going up next to the lumber yard and...

Hold On, Keep Going, Trust and be Trustworthy.  At the Sacred Heart Catholic Church last week, at the Saturday evening service, the priest said a few things that I have been thinking about. I sometimes attend the five o'clock mass  with my friend Teresa, but she is in...

Chip and I went to get covid and flu shots yesterday. It’s hard to know what to do now that vaccines are a choice. I asked the nurse for help and she said it was my call and went to get the vaccines for Chip, who had no concerns. Recently, I took the dogs to the vet...

I was anxious about the Haines No Kings rally but determined to go. It was a chance to say that what is happening is wrong. But Haines is a red and blue small-town where we need each other. It helped that my husband said he’d come. Chip does not attend national...

I already added this to the Substack version of my blog-- but then realized you may be left out. This is a piece I wrote for Earth & Altar, a journal of faith.  It's about swimming toward faith. I was at the pool this morning doing this and I realized I hadn't...