The teenage years are years of growth, uncertainty, vulnerability, and change. It can be a rather awkward social stage that is filled with insecurity, bullying, verbal messaging that is destructive and a great deal of searching for purpose and meaning. It is the life journey from childhood to adulthood with an entire world of options […]

As we reflect on the history of indigenous children, we find a very difficult set of reflections and memories. For example, we were made aware of the plight of Canadian indigenous children through the recent visit of Pope Francis. In Edmonton, Alberta he spoke to thousands of Indigenous peoples and apologized for the rampant abuse […]

Many Americans watched carefully as The Texas House Committee reviewed the Uvalde School Shooting. We are aware that there were several systemic and questionable decisions that had major impact. There were problems with the school’s precautions and so many questions regarding law enforcement’s role. The loss of 19 students and 2 teachers was tragic and […]

This has been a weekend where we celebrate our freedoms in America. This is happening when we as a country have some fear about losing some of our freedoms. Most of the time we look at our freedoms as the rights we claim as citizens. There is certainly much to celebrate and appreciate as we […]

I hope all the fathers have had some celebration of who they are to their family this past weekend. So many of us have lost our Dads and miss them terribly, especially on Father’s Day. I think it is important to recognize how significant the impact of a father is to his family. This poem by […]

As I watch so many of us celebrating the beginning the summer season I am reminded of the many opportunities and blessings that we have as a nation and as individual families. So many of us are taking time for refreshment and renewal this Memorial Day weekend. We are extremely fortunate to live in a […]

I believe it is our job as human beings to figure out our mission and decide how we are going to conduct ourselves in the world as it relates to our family, our friends, our colleagues, our communities, our region, state, country. We do this on a moment-by-moment basis, often without even realizing the work […]

My blog last week invited readers to take a few minutes to consider the subject of love, especially in light of a letter attributed to Albert Einstein. I noted and wanted to reiterate that the pandemic and the resulting isolation most of us have experienced has impacted our relationships, especially those involving some form of […]

Recently I had a conversation with a friend about the struggles we have prioritizing our lives. It seems like there are so many needs, issues, demands for our time and energy by those around us – kids, family, work, responsibilities around our homes, in groups we are a part of, in meeting our own needs, to […]

Here’s an understatement: we are living in turbulent, confusing and intense times. The press is filled with stories of various crises connected with the pandemic, societal and political unrest, revelations about horrific injustice and inequities that have been overlooked by a large portion of the population, and economic turmoil generating fears about what the future […]