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Saguaro in the Palm: Gratitude and the Mindfulness of Death
In the midst of training for a trail race, I traveled to a conference in Phoenix. Thinking of the pain I would be in if I didn’t keep up...
Joel Klepac
Apr 13, 20234 min read


Fun (and NOT so much) with Dementia: One Couple’s Journey with Love and Loss
(Note: the following are excerpts from Rebecca M. Blackwell’s book published in 2022. Here is a link for the full copy). For most people,...
Rebecca M. Blackwell
Feb 13, 20236 min read


Hope is Contagious
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in...
Michael J. Adee
Jan 30, 20234 min read


Choice Is What Gives Me Hope
There is no escape for you except by a radical psychological transformation of yourself. – Neville Goddard I believe that some people are...
Yasmin Gudino
Dec 30, 20223 min read


MoMA and Hadestown: Rothko, Matisse and Anais Mitchell
Arrested by the Dance (1909) by Henri Matisse, I sat and drew it in my 6x6 inch sketchbook. The figures form a wild chain in a distorted...
Joel Klepac
Nov 22, 20223 min read


Join the Resistance: First Steps
This story is an excerpt from Michelle Warren’s new book Join the Resistance (IVP, 2022). When my oldest child was in first grade, I...
Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Oct 4, 20222 min read
When Silence is Borne: Andrew Wyeth’s True Work
Naptime in the late 70’s meant the kind of deep silence found underwater. Just barely above the quiet, one could hear the creaking of the...
Joel Klepac
Apr 6, 20227 min read
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