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Speed Dancing on Broken Legs…

Speed Dancing on Broken Legs…

by | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

Speed Dancing on Broken Legs… As 2016 comes to a close, I find myself reflective. My mind wanders back to meeting a 16 year old young man from Arizona, years ago. He was cautious, witty and a bit of a smart ass…and we became classmates, me, the teacher, and him,...
A Place at the Table…

A Place at the Table…

by | Feb 7, 2016 | Uncategorized

A Place at the Table… This is an invitation to join me in creating a place…a place at the table. It’s six a.m. and you’re walking into your local coffee shop to meet a friend. You stand in line, waiting your turn, eyeing the available table space. A Jack Johnson...
2015 Reflections…

2015 Reflections…

by | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized

2015 Reflections… Changes in the making… It’s been a year of change and with that, a year of deep and irretrievable growth. A year ago I was wondering how God would provide after the unemployment ran out. The government had sent me a letter that shared their...
Razing the yard…Raising a smile.

Razing the yard…Raising a smile.

by | Sep 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

Razing the yard…Raising a smile. I have a mentor that lives half the year near Phoenix, Arizona and half the year in Seaside, on the Oregon coast. He invited me to coffee 10 or 11 years ago and I went along, just to humor him ( and hear some cool biker stories...