Author: calledtobealive

Sharing music today with residents in memory careSinging melodies In a song that connectssurprising us with comfort, hope, and enthusiasm Celebrating together that open earall are given to hear what’s […]

How Is God calling me todayto courageously speak the truth,calling for justice and peace? How will I be? What will I do?To live the dream God has for us allTo […]

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