I took the photo presented below just over a year ago to be part of ABCNJ’s Sacred Safe Spaces initiative. There’s so much about the photo I love. I love how the late Winter light creates deep shadows which bring out the natural texture of skin. I love the range of skin tones coming together…
Category: Thoughts
Painfully Hopeful
When I started this blog nine years ago I pondered the name I wanted to give it. I recalled the John Cleese movie, clockwise, which my pastor told me about while I was in college. In it Cleese protrayed a school administrator who was a time management expert, and was invited to teach others his…
The Pulse of Palmyra
Palmya, NJ is very much a picture of a town from a bygone era. Much of it is built between the Delaware River and the old rail line, harkening back to it’s history as a transportation hub, and much of its architecture is a reminder of that world. It is a reminder of a history…
Finding Quiet In the Midst of Grief And Trauma
The other day one of my Facebook friends posted an interesting article on the impact social media has had on grieving. The gist of the article is about allowing families to disseminate news of their grief in their own terms, which is a good lesson to teach, but it was a sub-sub-sub-point which drew my…
A Funny Thing Happened…
Back in March I was invited to participate in a Habitat For Humanity dedication ceremony. It was a pretty cool event, and I was honored to be included. I thought that would be the end of my direct involvement with Habitat for a while 1. It turns out this was not the case. Several weeks…
My Vacation Place
Summer is almost upon us, and my family is planning our [almost] annual trip to Williamsburg, VA. People often ask why we keep going back to Williamsburg and there are several reasons I can give 1, but it really comes down to one thought. It’s our place. When I was growing up, my parents took…
