Dec 8, 2015 | Blog
I have been writing Dad’s annual Christmas letter, the one he always titles “Season’s Greetings from Sunnyside Farm.” My mom used to write the letter, but since she died, he has done it, with my help. Some years I have had more edits than...Dec 6, 2015 | Blog
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
I would rather view today as a week from Thanksgiving than four weeks ’til Christmas. Blame it on my Episcopal raising, but I like to have a season of Advent between my two Turkeys. (Although I have strung up lights on the porches and garage and there’s a...Nov 30, 2015 | Blog
It is so dark. I think the rain makes it even worse. I know it’s not helpful to complain, and that the weather isn’t personal, but honestly, have you seen the forecast? Rain all week. There’s a mud slide on Lutak Road. Still, the Lighting of the...Nov 29, 2015 | Blog
“Whenever I am ready to rail at God,” Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor writes, “I find those moments of gratitude. Those moments of satisfaction and joy help sustain me through those horrific moments of loss or pain or defeat- to know those momentary...Nov 25, 2015 | Blog
It was a hard night for friends and family of Steve McPhetres, the former school superintendent, runner, outdoorsman, musician, Juneau church leader, family man– husband, father, grandfather, friend all around wonderful guy– died at Harborview in Seattle...
