Author: calledtobealive

While no less alive in short days and long nightsa Christmas tree lit all waking hoursIs such a lovely reminder of the fullness of life

We could not return to the O’Neill family Christmasof my childhood, the five of us siblings now grown with homes of our own all across the country But in the […]

I had a conversation with Luci Shaw on the phone sometime shortly after my first wife, Denise died. I told her I was thinking about writing my way through loss […]

In this season of anticipationI pray not to run ahead on my ownbut wisely wait on God’s plan & purpose for my life

Awakened to the present momentI take a deep breathand choose to simply look around Between the present momentand eternityI find myself in community

Wonderfully enlivening, you River of the Westparticularly in early mornings with pen in handhow you have helped me write! Soon nestled among the trees on Whidbey IslandI will fondly remember […]

Band members of Strong in Song got a lovin’ spoonful of magic reuniting to offer music for residents & staff at Clatsop County Memory Care In the middle of our […]

In the quiet of my writing spaceheart-felt poems, songs, and FaceBook postsunearth for the soul what’s life-giving and eternal

Mushrooms accomplish muchin our Brenden Woods while seeminglydoing little but being low and open Mushrooms teach me that by not consideringanything beneath me, I can gain everything, availing myself to […]

Giving thanks today for those whose liveshave left me clear markings to followfor life and a future with hope And so I pray what I leave behindwill help mark the […]