A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. Liberty Hyde Bailey Nothing comes for free. It may seem so at times, but the truth is, the … [Read more...]
Embracing Loss
“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” ― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Today I attended a funeral of a woman I did not know well at all. Her name was Elisabeth Rubin. She died at 80, the mother of Emily Jennewein, a special person whom I cherish. … [Read more...]
Rebirth
"May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun, and find your shoulder to light on, and bring you luck, happiness and riches today, tomorrow and beyond." Irish Blessing We all have something that is much like a talisman, a reminder perhaps that along the path there is something … [Read more...]
The Plight of the Pit Bull
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever. -- Karen Davison For a time, I headed an animal welfare organization called Whidbey Animals' Improvement Foundation (WAIF) on Whidbey Island in the Northwest. The work could … [Read more...]
Managing Corners
I like writing about big turning points, where professional and personal lives coalesce, where the boundaries are coming down, and you're faced with a set of choices which will change life forever. Tana French My mother is a smart woman. She doesn’t always know it -- who … [Read more...]