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,...