March 12: The passage of time is sometimes difficult to grasp. So it is hard to believe that it has been ten years since my brother Geoff completed the earthly part of his journey and slipped away into eternity.
This post from 2012 is both a powerful memory and a very real invitation into life today.
Peace – DEREK
If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. – Romans 14:8
Geoff (and Maggie) in September 2011, the day we started our ongoing series of interviews
This is going to be a hard post to do right. But I have to try. This blog is where I do a lot of my processing of life, my thinking out loud. And you, those curious enough to read over my shoulder, are a huge part of how I write and how I continue to grow. Thanks so much for being a part of me.
I lost an important part of me around 8:15 yesterday evening. My brother, Geoff, is just plain gone.
Oh, I understand the fact that Geoff is – and always will be – a critically important element of what…
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To be honest, International Women’s Day hadn’t even been on my radar this week. Sure, I’m a huge fan of equal rights, and of women in general, but I don’t live in a milieu where – for the most part – gender-based oppression is systemic, systematic, “in your face” blatant. And so, as it often tends to go with me, the issue slips off my radar.
With this week looking wet and windy, now is a great time to have our spirits lifted by sunflowers.
Derek Maul: Words and Photographs for the Journey 