Winter arrived yesterday with the first snow of the season. Snow is such a powerfully visual reflection of the changing season. Stark white flakes of frozen precipitation, accumulating in a [...]

Driving along State Road 30, the Honoapiilani Highway, toward Lahaina in Maui, we passed a memorial area commemorating the 101 victims of the 2023 fire that destroyed much of the surrounding [...]

Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven,Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie As I write this, the [...]

The original version of this post dates to 2023. Sitting in a hotel room 3500 miles from home, I’m reminded of the sentiment. What a gift. Looking over my shoulder as I started to drive [...]

You must put your head into the lion’s mouth if the performance is to be a success.   Winston Churchill Eight years ago, my youngest son, Kellen, and I had the opportunity to attend a [...]