There are so many things to be said about the importance of this date in our nation's collective history ... But for now, my mind and heart are with our country as we toggle between what feels like sanity and insanity. Between name-calling and human dignity. Between misogyny and trusting women. Between racism and a […]

We are a 60-something straight couple in the middle of Iowa, a state not currently known for its progressive views. We are people of faith, church-goers since childhood, committed to the teachings and ways of Jesus. And we fly a pride flag on our home, rotating it with the American flag as we see fit. […]

This is a repost from last summer! For my early morning swimming//pool-walking fools! *** For mid-July, it was a cold morning. Gray clouds hovered over the pool and the summer breeze was brisk and chilly. And yet we gathered to swim. All shapes and sizes, ages and demographics. Some obviously athletic, others barely able to […]

For mid-July, it was a cold morning. Gray clouds hovered over the pool and the summer breeze was brisk and chilly. And yet we gathered to swim. All shapes and sizes, ages and demographics. Some obviously athletic, others barely able to walk up the sidewalk to join the line. We were the faithful -- some […]

If you are like me, you feel inundated with news about all the plans underway to alter the way our government - our democracy - works. What our funding priorities are, and are not. Who we care most about, and who we do not. Whose voices get heard and responded to, and whose do not. […]

I interrupt my Advent/Christmas messages for this public service announcement: By the time you read this on the Sunday morning before Christmas, I will have spoken at a celebration of life for a beloved member of our community. He was a dad, a son, a friend and a much loved co-worker. He worked as a […]