We are running toward the light this Lent, and instead of giving up stuff we are holding on to what we have. For Sarah’s 36 birthday she ran a marathon (26.2 miles) in Haines. She planned someplace exotic, but we know how that goes. Still, two fun friends and...
It’s cold ( -1 and blowing a gale.) The wind sounds like distant thunder and the dogs don’t like that, or the squeak coming from a wire or maybe a gate hinge so they woke me up at five, and I fed them and let them out, and visited with Chip while he did...
O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord; O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord; O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord. – From a Song of Creation, The Book of Common Prayer
I’m just back from the dentist and a bit wobbly, so forgive me. The good news is that I don’t have Covid. No, I wasn’t worried. I’m not sick, but they give you a test at the dental clinic and it is nice to know. I have been sleeping badly, in...
“…we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid, the new dawn blooms as we free it, for there is always light if only we are brave enough to see it, if only we are brave enough to be it.” — From Amanda Gorman’s poem, The Hill We Climb....
If you are looking for a way to help Haines during the emergency, please donate to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation Emergency Response Fund. I am a founder and long time supporter of the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation and am sure that this fund will be used wisely to help those organizations and individuals in need in both the short and long term. The need is great, and your generosity is appreciated more than you know.
