Phillip Berry | Orient Yourself Phillip Berry | Orient Yourself

There is a something about the shoreline that is magical. The gritty give of sand and its unique texture against the soles of your feet hints at life’s uncertain flow, one moment solid and the next, shifting mysteriously as you try to stabilize. The infinite line of beach extending to either horizon, suggests possibility in […]

Each poke, each pull, each tear that dripped, I could only smile at him and breathe. Madison Choiniere, Sickness and Stitches One of the great gifts, and great challenges, of grandparenthood is watching your own children’s parenthood. The soaring moments of profundity are only equaled by the difficulties that sometimes seem like slow-moving train wrecks […]

When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be! Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote Trying to […]

Just because you didn’t put a name to something did not mean it wasn’t there. Jodi Picoult, Handle With Care Earlier this week, little 18 month old Blair pointed at me, smiled, and said “Pop.” It’s always a magic moment when your children or grandchildren first say your name. The recognition is powerful, reflecting both […]

I am the good shepherd.A good shepherd lays down his lifefor the sheep. John 10:11 Recently, we had a “spring cleanup” completed on our yard. The mulch is refreshed, the trees and bushes are trimmed, and green abounds in all corners. Admiring the work completed, our young grandson offered a compliment, “Nanny, I really like […]

“Mr. Kennedy likes to hear himself talk.” To wind down our Saturday night, Sally and I put a DVD in and watched an episode of “Little House on the Prairie.” Remember Charles and Carolyn Ingalls? Little Laura, Mary, and Carrie? We’ve recently found renewed interest in the simplicity and wholesomeness of some old TV series. […]