Writing, Writing, Writing...

Yes, my friends, I write every day now. I am down to the wire and have two weeks to finish

my book. Actually, my class ends in two weeks, but I will continue writing when the class ends.

As of this moment, I've written thirteen chapters. There are twelve more to go. I write every day,

I already said that, right? Please excuse the redundancy, but I am going to write this blog without

too many edits. Let's see how far I get.

Healing Together With Songs

This past Sunday the Hospice of the North Shore sponsored their "Mass of Remembrance." The Mass is held every six months for grieving families who received medical services from Hospice of the North Shore. Volunteers and medical personnel from Hospice and representatives from several religions took turns at the podium reading poetry, prose, and prayers of healing to the families in attendance. Each Hospice worker lit a candle following their reading regarding the loss of a parent, child, sibling, friend, or spouse. In all, six candles were lit. Throughout the service, the Ecumenical Choir filled the chapel