Loss and Chronic Pain

Earlier this week, on August 2, 2022, my cat Frodo was euthanized. Similar to our other cat Snowflake – who died on May 8, 2020 – he had blood work done which showed he was starting to have kidney failure. He had lived a good long life, and we didn’t want things to get worse

A Poem for Holy Week

if the pain the grief the ache the loss the longing  associated with death  like on Friday and Saturday  feel far more present and real than the hope the joy the beauty  the goodness of life and resurrection  like on Sunday  you are not alone you are loved may you one day find love  grace

Beliefs: What I Refuse, and What I Choose

I refuse to believe in a god who insists you must look or act or think or feel a certain way to be loved and welcomed. I refuse to believe in a god who would see me as superior or inferior to others for any reason (including sexuality, gender, political beliefs, religious beliefs, health, education