Photo painting of the nativity by William Bell Scott   Years ago when I was a mere kid, Father Carriege was a "new" priest at our church. Father Carriege was cool, he had long hair, often was barefoot, and when…

In everything, there is room for love, even when the cup runneth over.        

  Wedding talk with breakfast. Wedding talk while doing the dishes. Wedding talk anytime all the time. Wedding talk until dinner. Wedding talk while I am dreaming. Buzz word: Wedding. Code word: Wedding. Password: Wedding. All words revolve around the…

  Last night we celebrated Chelsea's birthday, just the three of us in the dining room. We drank champagne, talked about love, happiness, marriage, and Sacha, we miss him very much. After dessert, around midnight we went to bed. This…

          As Chelsea's birthday falls near Christmas in the years passed I would wait until after her birthday to set up for Christmas. Of course, some would say I procrastinate, and then I would say I…

  Looking into my baby's eyes I saw God. I saw her gaze, the gaze newborn babies have moments after they are born… the strong steady glazed over stare that seems not to focus on anything nevertheless absorbing everything. Chelsea's…