I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.
“Based on the evidence, why was I given this day?”- John O’Donohue That is from John O’Donohue’s book of blessings, To Bless the Space Between Us. I think about it every morning. I wonder why I am here. What can I do? He spends a lot of...
We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes. ― Fred...
“We are living in a time when laughter is rare. That is all the more reason to look for it. The things that make you smile, the things that lift your spirit: seek them and share them as widely as you can.” – Steven Charleston, retired Episcopal...
That’s what I texted my friend when she said she bet it was busy here. Ivy is still sleeping, Chip is walking the dogs. The cat has come down and gone back upstairs. JJ is reading to the kids and they have finished a big box of Costco strawberries from Juneau (...
Strange how a phone call can change your day/ Take you away/Away/From the feeling of being alone/Bless the telephone. – Lyrics from “Bless the Telephone” by Labi Siffre. Before I forget, I want to share with you some good news about government and...
“When you give in to helplessness you collude with despair.”- John O’Donohue I read from John O’Donohue’s To Bless the Space Between Us daily. It’s in a stack of prayer, poetry and essay books in the window seat where I begin my day...
