Dear family and friends, Jim, Hollis, Nancy, Dawn, are a few of the close friends whom I mostly see once a year at our denominational...

Dear Wellspring Ohana and Friends, Waves of touching sadness’s, gushes of gratitude, the surge of brief anxious doubts, and assuring...

Dear family and friends, Waves of touching sadnesses, gushes of gratitude, the surge of brief anxious doubts, and assuring calmness have...

Dear family and friends, It was wonderfully moving to be with you on Christmas Eve at our candle light service. I have cherished these...

Dear family and friends, Bev and I miss you. And yet, we have felt your wonderful love that has brought deeply comforting encouragement....

Dear Family and friends, “Quality of Life” Happy Birthday Wellspring! I like to celebrate birthdays.Birthdays are great,“quality of...

Dear Family and friends, “Aloha Ke Akua, a hui hou”; While on Kauai, the elderly matriarch, Mama Kahu, would say this often, and...

Dear Family and friends, “Ren-o-vate”; to make new again. I remember when Bev and were going to get help from, Ian, our contractor friend...

Dear family and friends, Two weeks ago in the Sunday bulletin letter, I shared about my upcoming 5 month Sabbatical beginning July 15....

Dear Family and friends, Sabbatical; “an opportunity to set aside usual work to grow and develop so to serve more effectively.” I have...

Dear family and friends, Being confused comes to most of us here and there. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has walked up and...

Dear family and friends, My last conversation with my brother David, was on the last day of his life. It was about 8 in the morning, and...

Dear family and friends, My good friend Kerry asked me if I would come and visit his Mom while I was in town. He said she had not been...

Dear family and friends, “Jesus is Risen,He is Risen Indeed” It is Easter Sunday. The true story of Jesus lying dead for three days...

Dear family and friends, “What are you doing? The ice cream is melting!” Calvin, who was in charge of the frozen section at the Safeway...

Dear family and friends, Facing my darkest hours, is not easy for me. I’m not sure it is easy for anyone. Yet we all have our hours, days...

Dear family and friends, Its 4a.m. when 17 year old Josh hears an odd, loud pop. He looks outside and sees bright flames slapping up...

Dear family and friends, The door bell sang out at just a little before 8 in the morning. I was still lying in bed, pondering and...

Dear family and friends, ‘and lo, the star which they had seen in the east, went on before them, until it came and stood over where the...

Dear family and friends, My Mom has a room in the Quail Lodge Senior independent living community in her home town of Antioch, Calif. She...