We are about to celebrate our one year anniversary, Bear and I.  Although I’m not sure which anniversary we are really commemorating – the day we first met, or the first date where we got to know each other, but both are equally important.  There is a small, upscale restaurant  I liked to stop by… Continue reading

In another life, I was the Pastoral Business Manager for four Roman Catholic churches.   Not unlike other institutions that required fiscal responsibility, my position consisted of writing budgets for spending and programs, paying bills, and hiring and firing staff.  I didn’t hire the priests, however.  I always said that task was left to a higher… Continue reading