Nov 12, 2011 | Blog
“Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank thee for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love.” The Book of Common Prayer ...Nov 12, 2011 | Blog
Even the vet cried, which did not make it any easier. The driving rain and snow didn’t help either, nor did the fact that Forte perked up as soon as we all gathered around him on the porch to put him down. But then he fell asleep so quickly, so quietly, he was...Nov 10, 2011 | Blog
Here is an interview I gave for Alaska Book Week, which you might find interesting. I’ll be back tomorrow morning with a regular (irregular) blog post. Nov 9, 2011 | Blog
I was waffling. I wanted the consultation and an exam. Afterward, I asked for a night to think about it. My patient husband sighed. He said we had to do what’s best for the dog. The vet’s assistant, her eyes red, said, “I know it shouldn’t be a...Nov 8, 2011 | Blog
It is so dark these days, ever since we fell back an hour, and then it snowed and rained and iced all up, that I feel like my head is in a bucket. I am grateful that I don’t have vertigo, which seems to be going around among my friends and relatives. As a...Nov 5, 2011 | Blog
“God has placed in each an apostle to lead us upon the illumined path. Yet many seek life from without, unaware that it is within them.”- Kahlil Gibran 
