My Wild Child, My Son, “Rider on the Storm”
I wrote this tribute to my son seven years ago, shortly after the birth of my granddaughter. Recently I posted …
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Tapping into the Unconscious – The Art of Sohan Qadri
When I first encountered one of Sohan Qadri’s paintings, I was plunged like a pebble into a still pool, radiating ripples of …
“I’m Praying for You, To Die”
I get this message about once a week from my granddaughter’s mother. It goes into great detail about the pain …
To Crave & To Have: A Thing & Its Shadow
To crave and to have are as like as a thing and its shadow. For when does a berry break …
From the Tailwinds of 2019, Hope Lost & Its Glimmer
I ended a blog post at the tail end of 2018 with this wish list for 2019: A Look Ahead …
From Pete the Cat: It’s All Good
One of the joys of grandparenting is revisiting stories I loves to read my own children and sharing them with …
Life’s Sweet Longing for Itself
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through …
Resting in the Grace of the World
“When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear …
Secluded Pool, Secret Garden, & Summer Plans Gone Astray
I haven’t been painting as much this year, but I thought I’d share these two. Both were meant to be …
A Symphony in Blue and Gold
I know I’ve written about this before, my love affair with the colors blue and gold, how they play so …
