Funerals. In a way, we all attend ours; my Grandpa decided he wanted to be alive for his. No, that’s not a typo. My grandpa asked to attend, while living, his own funeral. My sweet Aunt, who has battled CFID’s for most of her life, told her dad (my Grandpa) that she didn’t think she […]

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” – Henry David Thoreau Two years, two months and two days. This is how long Thoreau spent nestled in a house he built, by the side of a now famous […]

“…We’re the clay and you’re our potter.…” – Isaiah 64:8    If you drove through Leesburg, VA and continued through the endless emerald hills of Virginia, you might stumble upon an unpaved lane. One lined with fenced fields and speckled with trees. You might see an inviting blue home with a quaint white barn nestled […]

In the midst of insane 2020 a heart felt letter to my Dad just seemed appropriate and needed. Happy Fathers day Dad.