Wrestling in the Light and Growing in the Dark
Two weeks ago I reflected on twilight. This week I’m going to venture into the dark—but probably not in the way you’re expecting. Tucson, Arizona, where I live, theoretically has the darkest night skies of any city its size in the US. Light-pollution ordinances were...
Not Working from Anywhere
Henry and I took another summer road trip this year. This journey included a weeklong jaunt across the country, followed by a month in New England and New York. We visited family and friends. We attended a graduation and Henry performed a baptism. We explored more...
Spiritual Night Life
Last week we went to San Francisco for some vacation. Henry’s parents used to live in the Bay Area and he took his kids there frequently for vacation, long before he and I met and married. He hadn’t been back there for a while and felt ready to run the risk of...Ghost Ranch and Photography
Ghost Ranch has been part of my spiritual life for decades. Ghost Ranch is a beautiful retreat center in northern New Mexico. I remember attending a few church retreats there as a child, and once staying (as a Girl Scout?) in their “teepee” lodging, a forest of tall...
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