I have been reflecting on gratitude recently. I have found myself incredibly grateful. Grateful to be home and able to be back working again. Grateful for the outpouring of support to the diocese around the fires. Grateful for the changing seasons and movement into...

I was thinking this past month about the first time I was taught the phrase “duty, honor, country.’ I was taught that duty was what we did, honor was how we did it, and country was why we did it. So we did our duty with honor for our country. As I pondered that...

It is a delight to be home! I love sleeping in my own bed, eating meals with mom, relaxing in my chair. There is a comfort in being home, it is where I belong. While my apartment in Seattle was nice, it was a house, not a home. As I was reflecting on the difference,...

I have never been an exercise for the sake of exercise person. I don’t really like it. But I was an athlete, back in the day. I played basketball, track, ran cross country, and I worked out in the fire department gym. All of those I did as a member of a team, with...

Hello Diocese of Spokane! I pray that you are having a glorious Easter season. I am still in Seattle working on recovering from my lung transplant and working to get stronger every day. It is a journey that has ups and downs, but the key is to keep going. I think...