Category: Essays

What is a legacy? Webster’s defines legacy as “something transmitted by or received from a predecessor or from the past.” Opinions differ as to whether a legacy is monetary, achievement, or simply a life well lived. Oftentimes a legacy is not considered until after someone has left us. My mother-in-law Judy Brackett valiantly and bravely

*this post was originally written on July 9, 2018, two days after my friend Lana passed away from metastatic breast cancer. It was before I had a blog so I am adding here as well as “re-sharing” as it is the anniversary of her death.  Memphis Tennessee – the home of the blues, great bbq,

The word rest often conjures up the idea of taking a nap, “chilling out,” relaxing, or being lazy. So often in our results driven, 24/7, on the go world, the concept of rest seems to be an option or a luxury. Recently the Episcopal Church launched a podcast which explores the Way of Love –

We met in the summer of 1996. I was recently divorced and he was friends with my best friend’s husband. We met at their home in South Arkansas when I was visiting and my friend, always up to be a matchmaker, “set us up.” Although I lived over an hour away, we went on our

Updated to add information about a webinar on July 2nd by the Episcopal Public Policy Network and Episcopal Migration Ministries that will discuss border policy and ministry. Sarah and I drove to Fayetteville yesterday to see Les Miserables at the Walton Arts Center. Those of you who know how many times I have seen this

It is Father’s Day weekend so it seems only fitting that this post be about my father. The thing is, he is a private person who although he is very caring and loving, doesn’t really discuss his emotions much (not unlike yours truly). So I don’t know how much he would appreciate a rambling tribute

Day 7 of our Wild West Road Trip Day seven is nearly over and the last full day of our summer vacation is drawing to a close. Although it was tempting to just chill out today, we wanted to see a few more things on our last day here in Colorado. Although I always have

Day Six of our Wild West Road Trip Day six was train day. Trever, Abby, and I traveled over to Georgetown to ride the Georgetown Loop Railroad. Sarah – who is not a fan of trains or heights, stayed behind in the room. I would have felt badly for her but I knew she wanted

Day Five of our Wild West Road Trip Lots of driving defined day five of our vacation. We initially thought when we were planning our vacation that we would head onward to Yellowstone after our time in South Dakota but that would have involved more time than we had and a lot of driving for