Love, Powdered Donuts, Dragons and Dragonflies | Changing How We See
“We each carry within us our own dragon.” As I sat with my dear friend, Martin Kohout, over a drink this summer, these words didn’t just resonate at that moment, but they have been tickling my soul for weeks. As fellow parishioners, Heather Kohout said so many things over...
The Powdered Donut Manifesto | With a Touch of Cinnamon
“Thinking about a future without cancer.” Those are the words I wrote as I finished part one of this powdered donut manifesto. It is interesting to look back on those words from the end of May, because so much has happened in June. What is more incredible about this...
The Powdered Donut Manifesto | Part Two
On Friday, June 5, on my way up to Lake Tahoe for my 6th ride in 6 years of 100 miles with Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I noted as I wrote “Cured,” that it was National Donut Day. I also pointed out that part 2...
The Powdered Donut Manifesto | Part One
For the last several months, I have been privileged to share many stories about the love of my life, Maureen, and our journey together these past 26 years. Not long before my sweetie passed on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, we had reflected on the fact that we had passed...