Author: calledtobealive

Like a campfire dispelling darknessI’m drawn to my faith community again todaywhere oneness burns brightly in story and song

With fraction of worldly goods I once possessed I’m basking in the light of true happiness finding more and more with less and less

From Freeland one sunny Wednesday morningbasking in the light & love of Maple Ridge eldersI went a different way and was not disappointed In surprise and wonder I wound my […]

The Christmas story reflects a powerful belief in the direction of human kind and the grace to complete the journey though difficult and uncertain Like the ferry to Whidbey Island, […]

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 […]