Another transition prompts reflection on the fleeting experience of good things.
An impending move prompt thoughts about belonging in a place.
A memorial for a mother who had a passion for broken things.
On the death of a close friend's father.
A memorial for grandparents who parented.
On the unseen variables and pleasant surprises of life's road trips.
Where is home? Sometimes it travels.
On one particular hobby that flourishes in all conditions.
On the mellifluous melancholy musical musings of Ray Lamontagne and The Wood Brothers.
Holy Week exposes a subtle cultural difference with significant implications.
A reflection on the implications of downplaying the suffering memories of Good Friday.
A Palm Sunday meditation on the unspoken groanings of creation at the Lamb being led to the slaughter.
A workshop presented at Practicing Resurrection at Russet House Farm, August 11-12, 2006.
On the objective journaling of cinema.
A collection of short reflections on things collected by Tala Azar Strauss.
Memories and dreams inform criteria for what makes a restaurant good.
On finding the energy to change the world through environmental practices.
A series of columns travels through the seasons of nature and of life.
The memory of yards captured in photographs recalls a journey of inherited wonder.
An attempt to embrace a subject that produces more questions than answers.
A reflection on the memories and art that recall sunny days and summer breezes.
On listening to both the factual and fictional stories that surround us.
A grandfather’s death brings an opportunity to reflect on family stories.
A collection of ideas on the structure and purposes of funeral services.
A reflection on the passing away of an autumn tradition.
On the memories that can become woven into the fabric of our clothing.
Friends of catapult respond to a call for reflections on dressing up.
A tour of some of the author’s formative memories in search of the pattern of convictions.
Holiday memories serve as reminders of the best gifts.