To Rescue Cacti and Fleeing Migrants
Henry and I are members of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society. We joined this educational organization when we moved to Arizona, wanting to learn more about the various cacti in our new neighborhood. In addition to monthly educational meetings for adults (which...
Grief and Relationship
I’ve spent a lot of the past week grieving, and it has surprised me. I didn’t expect this. After six months of supporting and encouraging our Venezuelan friend through her time in detention, she’s now free, and gone to live with family in the southeastern US. As a...
New Life in a New Land
Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! I thought I knew what I was going to write about for this Easter Sunday blog post, then Henry called me on Spy Wednesday morning and, with just a few words, changed things for me. “Spy Wednesday” is the old name for the Wednesday of Holy...
An Abundance of Love in Challenging Times
Today’s gospel reading in the liturgical calendar is the story of Jesus changing water into wine. It’s his first public miracle, and it’s all about abundance. Last week, I talked about abundance in the natural world, and today I want to talk about abundance of the...
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