Another Run Around the Sun

what a special day to mark 53 years! 

Lake 22 hike snowy adventure with Hannah Gordon today

AND A BLAST FROM THE PAST ON MARCH 17, 2003 AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT!! 

sauna time after the hike in Kristi's backyard 

my favorite kind of gift- a heart rock found on a hike in my honor! 

the sun came out!! 

yoga and a sound bath at St. Mark's Cathedral tonight 

oh happy day!! 

birthday cocktail (basil jalapeno margarita- perfect for March!) 

Birthday Eve

so grateful for these two! 

(Brooke and Erika whom I've gotten to know through Vision 16 and who are coming on the Camino trip with me this summer) 

Brooke, Erika, and Josh

monthly Camino dinner with Keagan, Erika, Brooke, Josh 

(and with special guests Celeste and Gary Cranston)

  

Gary - a.k.a. the bunny whisperer :) 

the chalk fairies were here for my birthday eve! 

Birthday Celebration 2026

I shamelessly copied this idea from Anna's 23rd birthday party this past November. :) 

Dressed up like our younger selves,

we showed up wearing

clown costumes,

overalls,

cowboy boots,

wigs,

hats,

bathrobes,

pigtails,

little girl hair barrettes,

letter jackets—

and let’s not forget

the raccoon stuffed animal

that stole the show.

 

Some came in costume.

Some did not.

But we all laughed

looking at the photos

of the little people

we once were

because life is too short

not to embrace

the whimsy and delight,

the silly

and the ridiculous.

 

It’s been said

that we are every age

we’ve ever been.

So we asked:

What do we hope

we never lose

from those earlier selves?

 

And the wisdom

bubbled up

around the room:

Talk to anyone.

Smile more.

Be brave.

Be kind.

Be a learner—

your whole life. 

Be playful—

not worrying

what anyone else thinks.

Embrace joy.

Curiosity.

Freedom.

Confidence.

New discoveries.

Be your own

biggest fan.

 

Creative God,

who knit us together,

who calls us by name

and knows us inside out—

Bless us now.

Bless the ones we were.

Bless who we are.

And bless us

in our becoming,

as we are

still being made.

 

 

  

 
  

  

  

 

liturgy I put together for this year's gathering: