She loved me coming and going, at my worst and at my best. She had a bottomless well of love for me.

Your voice will come. We all go through the same thing. You cannot talk when you first arrive." He smiled. "It helps you listen.

And if you don´t commit? I asked. Your choice. But you miss what´s on the other side. What´s on the other side? "Ah" he smiled. "A happiness you cannot find alone

Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.

my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" from the book of Isaiah

but then she did. she died. no more visits, no more phone calls. And without even realizing it, I began to drift, as if my roots had been pulled, as if I were floating down some side branch of a river.

Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.