DM: A Foot In 2 Worlds

On the 11th, this week, my oldest son, Nate, will have been in eternity 3 months. It feels odd to measure something in eternity by using the chronological tick-tick-ticks of a clock/calendar … but it’s the best we can do on this side of The Veil. And so he is there … and the remaining members of my family are here. And we miss him. Tonight I watched the DVD of his Memorial Service. And wept. Grief is like that, I have learned. It is healthy and it hurts like Hell. And yet there is joy … So, I DO rejoice for Nate’s time in “timless-ness”. And I slowly move towards having one foot in this crazy world and one foot on that “golden shore”. Like someone owning a cabin in the mountains, I think often of “the other place” - all the while living and being “all here”/ Dennis Mansfield . More here .

• Gay rights movement vs. religious freedom /Adam’s Blog
• Tuesday Morning Coffee /Treasured Valley
• Craziest drivers /Clayton Cramer
• The path of democratic socialism /Fort Boise
• Congressional candidate tries too hard to play Pelosi card /Kevin Richert
• A conflict in talking points /Political Game
• What’s wrong with Sotomayer /Trish & Halli

Question: Are you grieving the recent loss of a friend or family member?