Living with Loss

William Grant Still was a Black American composer whose musical compositions have recently come to light.  He was noted for combining classical symphonic music with the spiritual music of enslaved African…

This month we celebrate a magnificent milestone in our country – 250 years of democracy.  Someone once told me the United States’ founding culture was one of rugged and independent individualism. True…

When I think of the month of June, I think about the start of summer – beautiful flowers, the leaves of trees whispering in the wind, the smell of someone…

Growing up in rural Minnesota meant my mom had a huge garden. She tended it all summer and then canned and froze vegetables to keep our family well-nourished all winter.   I would help my mom…

“But grief is not a force and has no power to hold. You only bear it. Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark,…

In Minnesota, we often talk about the weather in March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb (or the opposite). Believe it or not, it often is…