Author: daylerogers
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We All Need A Calming Goat
My dad used to read us the book “Ferdinand” when we were younger. I loved the idea of a bull who didn’t want to fight. I love the movie. My favorite character is Lupe, Ferdinand’s calming goat. She looks a little deranged with a crazy under-bite, googly eyes and has a gentle heart that’s torn…
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When The Big Kids Come To Play
There’s nothing like seeing a group of adults making up crazy skits and playing games. Fun is that rare commodity that brings space to relax and exercise rigid facial muscles. Life is serious business. It begins with the discipline to make sure children don’t run into the streets without looking. School brings a whole new…
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Ignore Instructions At Your Own Risk
68 steps. I’m not talking about a couch potato response to exercise. It was the number of steps to put together an IKEA desk. It looked so simple. Who were we kidding? John had tried to put it together once before, thinking it would be a quick project. I’d needed a desk for some time–…
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In A Word–Or Two
There are a few givens that happen when women gather. There will be appreciation of chocolate and a valuing of words. Women tend to share. Our capacity to go deep quickly in conversations can boggle many male minds. The women I’m privileged to work with and alongside this year came together for a…
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Merciless Grief, Glorious Grace
Grief is neither a respecter of people, time or expectations. Its rudeness takes us by surprise; its perseverance feels overwhelming. My dear friend Ellis lost his beloved wife Colleen on October 4. She lost her battle with ALS in the early morning hours, with Ellis sleeping beside her hospice bed. She went quietly–much the…
Tip of My Iceberg 