Notes from Vanaprastha:
Reflections on Faith, Nature, and Writing
We cannot escape misfortune, mistakes, or aging, but we can escape confinement
An escape from hurricane Lee for us, thanks be to God, though we could use the rain. What else did I escape? To escape misfortune Two days before Christmas last year, I hit a deer. My son and I were traveling along a dark stretch of road no more than three minutes...
Rely on the Spirit, your gifts, and God’s grace and mercy
I’d like to think I rely on faith all the time. But the reality is sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. Here are some examples. Rely on the Spirit At church last Sunday, a woman I’ve worked with many times said, “I read everything you write. Your piece in the...
Labor Day in the Third Stage of Life
Happy Labor Day from Vanaprashta, the third stage of life! People in the United States know that Labor Day is a federal holiday, celebrated on the first Monday in September. Today, we recognize the American labor movement and honor the contributions of laborers. As...
Nothing can replace the joys of getting old
Nothing can replace the joy of having family here to celebrate my not-to-terribly-strange-to-be-seventy birthday plus two. Loved ones help us mark significant milestones and remind us of hard-won lessons. Becoming old does not replace who we were before As Andrea...
This Magic Moment
The moment had finally arrived. On Friday, Keith’s first novel The Starflower released to the public. A moment, an instant, that took ten years’ time. A moment in time We hadn’t received Keith’s copies of the paperback, so I pre-ordered the e-book. When I signed...
Leave, to go away from or allow to remain, or both
As a verb, leave can mean either go away from or allow to remain. Opposites? Maybe, or both. To leave, go away from home The picture above is of me and my parents on my wedding day in 1975. I was both happy and sad, because that day I would leave home, my parents,...
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