A rather light-hearted list of 45 silver linings I’ve found in the clouds of my pandemic isolation.
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Out in the world’s vineyard stretches a table with a feast meant for us all. I’ll meet you there.
As a nation, we’re tired of being in this pandemic mess. Some of us want—even need—our children to return physically to school. Others of us can’t bear the thought of it. How do we come together?
Dugnad. Say it with me: dugnad (doog-nod). It’s a Norwegian word I learned this week; an ancient word, traceable to the Viking Age, when villagers would labor together to bring ships ashore after long seafaring trips….
A mishap on top of a Mayan ruins leads to lifelong friendship. Asking for help, like offering it, helps make us US.
Especially during this pandemic, the Mississippi River could probably teach us a thing or two.
The words of a retired firefighter and the drowning of a 10-year-old boy inspired this meditation on kindness.
Childhood memories of racing around the pond with Independence Day sparklers inspire hope for more pandemic interdependence.
The summer of 1976, when I was fourteen, Dad decided that our family of five would take a two-week patriotic pilgrimage. We rarely indulged in big vacations. We were unable to afford either the cost…
On 7/29/19 I’ll be taking my brown-bag lunch to the Sioux Falls studio of South Dakota Public Broadcasting for a noontime chat with Lori Walsh and her “Brown Bag Book Club” on “In the Moment.”…
You haven’t heard from me for a while. Sorry about that. Hope you’re okay in your corner of the world. Truth is, my winter was long. Life closed in; was often dark and unpredictable. Our…
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