Late on the night of February 13 and early into the early morning on Valentine’s Day, I suffered a major stroke.  Quick, focused and amazing action by friends, ambulance drivers, and medical staff prevented permanent injury, possibly death. After release from the hospital in San Jose, I spent a week at Good Samaritan Hospital.  “Good […]

Members of Lewinsville Faith in Action (LFA) responded to the shooting horrors in New Zealand by reaching out to three local Muslim congregations.  Informed by faith and fact, LFA, in partnership with others, works for political, social, economic and environmental policies that are based on justice and compassion. LFA’s letter to these congregations appears below. […]

We had eaten a delightful dinner.  We had shared laughs, updates on families and careers. And Zulma and Mario Maciel’s son Leo bewitched us with his latest rap poetry.  It was the day before Valentine’s Day. It had been a busy week with back-to-back meetings, including breakfast and dinner meetings in Sacramento followed by much […]

On January 17th, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, whose words title my blog, died.  A stunning observer awed by the small, she could take one tree, a pond, a fox, a flock of geese and stop you in your tracks. Before we know it, we’re invited in, wondering with her. The particulars she describes […]