History matters. The human story matters. Look closer. Assume nothing.
Music is medicine. Especially on an overcast and chilly week in May, in the second month of an endless global pandemic. To update you, Nebraska has surpassed 9,000 total cases of COVID-19. This is not as “bad” as New York or other parts of the country, but cases are surging and have not peaked. (The […]
I’ve had a few good days since my last update. Sometimes having good days makes me feel a little guilty at a time when so many people are suffering, when there is so much uncertainty in the world. My outlook has to be on what the day holds, to make my own sort of peace […]
Easter was a disaster. It began with hail at five a.m. The wind gusted all day. There was hardly any sign of the sun. No promise of an Easter service or dinner with my parents and sister. This is spring in a time of coronavirus, indoors, stir crazy, anxious, trying to find meaningful ways to […]
Remember these words: be kind. Be kind to yourself, be kind to others. We are all feeling the strain of social distancing and self-isolation. Things are not normal, and they won’t be for some time. Kindness is how we survive. Last week, I sat down to write a blog post and couldn’t do it. I […]
The original title of this post was “Encounters in Time and Space.” I’ve had experiences that transcend one moment; I’ll go back to my normal life and then, years later, find myself back in the same place of discovery, viewing the original scene from a new angle, with new information, and my mind is blown. […]
