For My Friends… Scarred Perfection 15 May 202415 May 2024 From a Fellow Traveler This week marks the end of my wife’s chemo treatment. Four months and eight cycles in total. The last couple rounds were tough on her. It…
For My Friends… It’s Getting Dark 27 Mar 202427 Mar 2024 From a Fellow Traveler It's starting to get dark. The light through my window isn’t enough to work by so I flip on the desk lamp. My wife is resting…
For My Friends… The Valley of Lent 23 Feb 202420 Mar 2024 From a Fellow Traveler I am no fan of Lent. The songs are depressing. The message is grim. It’s so bad, even the word Alleluia doesn’t want to go to…
For My Friends C is for Cookie 19 Jan 202412 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler As a kid of the 80s, I watched my fair share of Sesame Street. Without a doubt, my favorite character was Cookie Monster. I found him…
For My Friends Grateful for the Lightkeepers 7 Jan 202415 Mar 2024 From a Fellow Traveler As a kid at summer camp, This Little Light of Mine always seemed like a happy song to me. It was a song of strength and…
For My Friends The With of Christmas 23 Dec 202312 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler “Let me know what we can do for you.” When you have cancer, you hear that a lot. You hear it from coworkers and family members,…
For My Friends Prayers from a Santa 28 Nov 202312 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler Today marks the start of Week 4 in the chemoradiation phase of my wife’s cancer treatment. It’s getting hard. The physical pain is difficult, of course; but…
For My Friends Facing the Simul of Cancer 7 Nov 202312 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler As All Saints' Day rolls by I imagine a few folks might have heard preaching about being both saint and sinner at the same time. If…
