There are some things we should talk about.
Howdy. Hope this finds you doing well, wherever and whenever this lands with you. The last post I wrote kicked up some good conversations about death and dying, conversations I think are pretty healthy to have. The topic of death can be one that we want to avoid, for obvious reasons, but I think that's a mistake. What could it look like to have those conversations in way that is life-giving? A while back, I read My Bright Abyss by Christian Wiman, and it hit me in all the rig
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Meaning in the Ordinary
The past few weeks have put a few unwanted thoughts in my mind. Last week, as part of a clinical trial, I went through a procedure called Bronchoscopic Microwave Ablation to treat a tumor in my left lung (surgery was on my right lung). And it all went great! Much simpler than lung surgery for sure - in and out in 4 hours. Unwanted Thought #1: there are still new tumors popping up, which is very consistent with metastatic colon cancer. I participate in a couple of online gr
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Turning Down the Noise
As best I can, I quietly get out of our creaky bed. I’m up before everyone else, already looking forward to my morning ritual. I tip-toe into our bathroom where there is the least chance of being disturbed by others as they wake up. I grab a drink of water, light a candle, and pull out the cushion from the closet. I open the window, letting in a slight breeze and the sounds of crickets, birds, and the neighborhood. Sometimes I leave it open, and sometimes I don’t. I grab the
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