“No sound, once made is ever truly lost.” –Ray Bradbury, Now and Forever A two-day Rosh Hashanah retreat I attended almost twenty years ago included several hours…
“Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.” ~Dr. SeussWhen my aunt died in Germany in 2011, a quote echoing this sentiment was…
Dearest Edythe, Last year you reigned supreme as Thanksgiving Queen over 18 dinner guests. You told me how very happy you’d been with the meal…
Kizzie’s beloved Thomas Wert offers a guest post for the blog this week. He is a retired Lutheran pastor/chaplain who continues to serve at the…
Dearest Edythe, As you know, I served as a chaplain in health care for 21 years. In all that time I only missed working on…
Dearest Edythe, When I was a very young child, I could never understand why the Christian Community, before celebrating Easter, reenacted Jesus’ last week of…
Dear Edythe, I never had the pleasure of meeting you, but feel as though I knew you and have felt your kindness and generosity. Since…
Dearest Edythe~ So often, when we speak of an act of kindness, we think of kindness for others. How vital to also be kind to…
Dear Edythe,Recently, a local indie bookshop, Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, hosted author Donna Cameron. She gave an insightful as well as engaging…
Dearest Edythe, We have the most adorable almost-two-year-old grandson, Benjamin. Thankfully he and his folks only live about an hour’s drive away. However, the past…