Couple DialogueCouple’s Dialogue

These daily dialogues were written by Marty and me a little more than a year after our marriage. They were published daily by email broadcast to several hundred subscribers as we traded off writing each day. Our approach to relating is based on our experience with couple’s counseling and our insights as we worked on our communication patterns.

 

PersephonePERSEPHONE

When my husband was diagnosed with cancer, I took a writing class that allowed me to dig into the depths of my soul about the meaning of life and death. This publication was the result. My writing teacher believed that cemeteries were “gardens that fuel creative reflection.” She proved to be right.

 

Legacy Project book coverLegacy Project

Finding and making meaning, even in the face of death, brings opportunity for growth until the final moments of life. To live “Life as a Legacy” emphasizes the life we have been given, including our familial upbringing, family values, meaningful relationships and memories that have shaped our lives. It emphasizes the life we are living, our present accomplishments and the life we will give to others.

 

Outwitting Melanoma book coverOutwitting Melanoma

The journey through cancer can include a commitment to live an engaged life even while facing uncertainty and pain. This documentation of an experience of metastatic melanoma are intended to help others find within themselves the heart of courage and compassion through a life of kindness and generosity.

 

Restin the Eye of the Storm book coverREST In the Eye of the Storm

Meeting weekly in a Men’s Writing Group for Healing from Cancer can be a healing experience, as evidenced by this book. These stories are timed writings from prompts that arose without rehearsal. It demonstrates creative genius and gives us insight into the inner life at the last stage while showing us the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

Gift from Gramps book coverGift From Gramps

My father built a bridge over the troubled waters he encountered and teaches us to live a life centered on love. His early life as a teenager unfolded in ways that were the opposite of what he wished for. This book of stories he wrote about his life urges us to be our best and keep on keepin’ on.

 

Journey to Renewal Front CoverJourney to Renewal

Writings during Quaker Meeting for Worship after a diagnosis of cancer chronicle the leadings of the “still small voice”. Focused on the importance of seizing the day when facing a shortened life, topics included how we might choose to live the last moments of life with an emphasis on integrity. It teaches us the importance of inner exploration in our quest to climb to the mountain top and over the horizon.