Memorable Memorial

On the day of my dad's memorial service in July 2010, my mom went out to pick berries for breakfast. The house was full of family who had come to honor Milt's life. While out in the garden, mom slipped, fell and broke her hip. Were it not for the attentive ears of a neighbor, … Continue reading Memorable Memorial →

A Generation goes Silent …

On Wednesday, 11/5/25, I wrote the following: Shirley (to everyone who knows her), mom (to me and my sister), sis (to her younger sibling), GG (to the grand- and great-grand kids), is actively dying. If I understand the hospice nurse correctly, this a normal phase of closing out a life when a person moves from … Continue reading A Generation goes Silent … →

My Favorite Time of the Year …

I am not a fan of jumping the gun (not shark: see very erudite comment below) on the Christmas season. Seeing wreaths and lights go up while Halloween decorations linger is not my jam; however, I understand the desire to make preparations. It is not a lot of fun to string lights outside once the … Continue reading My Favorite Time of the Year … →

Life Cycle

My dad passed away in July of 2010, and his death came quickly, nearly out of nowhere. He was suffering from a recurrence of prostrate cancer that had moved into his bones, but he was managing his pain and present to his family members. All of a sudden he developed pneumonia like symptoms and needed … Continue reading Life Cycle →

The Spiral keeps on spinning …

This past Sunday, specifically Reformation Sunday in the Protestant Church, Janet and I became members of Emmaus Lutheran Church. This turn in the ever evolving quest that I think of as my spiritual journey effectively marks the end of my sojourn in the realm of Judaism and a return to my Christian roots. I can … Continue reading The Spiral keeps on spinning … →

Spiraling …

In the previous two posts, I first described the origins of my spiritual journey, it's movement through a variety of religious expressions and secondly some thoughts on why this path has progressed in a circuitous manner. I now want to put all this into a framework that has emerged as I have mulled things over … Continue reading Spiraling … →

Exploring the Spiritual Topography

The people to whom I entrust the words of this blog have known me for a long time. They are dear friends and family members who know me well and have walked with me through the various phases of my spiritual journey. I wrote in the previous post that I welcome their thoughts about what … Continue reading Exploring the Spiritual Topography →

Spiritual Journey

Raised in the Christian faith and brought to early understanding of what it means to be a person of faith in the context of a Protestant framework, specifically Presbyterianism, I understood myself to be a child of God, and, in particular, a follower of Jesus Christ. I was baptized as an infant and can remember … Continue reading Spiritual Journey →

Me on Ozempic

The jaunty jingle for Ozempic based on the pop hit "Magic" by the Scottish band Pilot (1974), is an ear worm just like the original. Besides humming along when the commercial aired on TV, I didn't think much about it until my doctor told me this past summer that my admittedly anemic efforts to lower … Continue reading Me on Ozempic →

Spain: The Original 4

In April, Janet, Bethany, Sammi and I undertook a singular endeavor: a trip abroad to see the sites and taste the food of Spain, reprising the many journeys that we took back when our nuclear family consisted of a mom, a dad and two dependent children. However, this was not a reenactment so much as … Continue reading Spain: The Original 4 →