living well and dying with dignity
Dear Llumination Players, Robert, Jake, Emerson and I made it home safe and sound (notwithstanding the tornado warnings and 100 degree temps, 60 mph winds across this great nation!). We are back and I am open to facilitating the Llumination Quest this summer. Please let me know if you would like to play at my … Read more
Greetings from Aleia at the Lake House! Robert and I have been here in Rochester for 21 days now. Lake Ontario continues to offer immeasurable beauty in every moment. Colors and mood change rapidly. The weather here has been unseasonably cool so the flower blossoms are holding on longer. On our arrival there were huge … Read more
Most of you know that Aleia and I are back in Rochester, New York for the month of May. While Susana is holding down the fort in Flagstaff, Aleia is continuing her Further Shore work here in Rochester. Interestingly enough there is much for her to do here – it seems like we arrived just … Read more
Flagstaff High School Peers, a Peer mentoring group, is trying to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The Relay for Life is an event to raise money for Cancer research and education and to honor those who have fought the battle with cancer. They are offering Luminarias for a donation of … Read more
I am happy to be typing with two hands again!! My cast was removed on April 10th and not a moment too soon for me. X-Rays showed good bone healing. I have a brace to wear for 2 or 3 weeks and am guided to “go easy” with my use for that amount of time. … Read more
Let’s Go Shopping! New Frontiers Natural Foods has graciously offered to help Further Shore/Wayne’s House to help cleanup the recent Flood! We have been chosen as recipients of 5% Wednesday in the month of April! That means that 5% of all sales on Wednesday, April 16th will be donated to Further Shore and Wayne’s House! … Read more
This must have been so difficult to come home to. When I lived in Africa, there was a flood in my home. Most of the measly few possessions I had were destroyed. Basically, it was just me left. I know you’ve contemplated the many meanings of this event, so maybe you’ve thought about this, too: … Read more
I am so sorry…It must have been a powerful leak to cause such damage. I know the bigger issue for you to to see Wayne’s house with such damage. Remember this, It is spring…spring is a time of rebirth…all things are new again. Maybe it is time for Wayne’s House to become truly a home … Read more
Because of the recent accident and flood (!). . . I am happy to have the Llumination Quest as the one activity that can still happen as a fund raiser for Further Shore. I am grateful and blessed to have a training plan for the Llumination Quest and to have three trainees in process. Pam … Read more
I am sad to report that while Robert and I were on vacation, there was a small leak at Wayne’s House that turned into a big leak. A compression valve failed (maybe due to it freezing and thawing, maybe just due to its age). The water poured into the house for days. We discovered this … Read more