By Beth Pinyerd For the Observer Serving in activities for the elderly as a volunteer and activity assistant, one of the privileges I have had is to serve seniors in skilled care in groups or through one-on-one interactions. Adjusting to their new normal, seniors have...

By Bruce Green In the wilderness, there’s a premium on patience as it manifests itself in listening, learning and adapting. The wilderness has little tolerance for the impatient. In fact, it generally eats them for breakfast. Henri Nouwen observed that “A waiting...

By Zach Alsobrook Special to the Observer “That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an...

By Bradley Robertson Wow. What a wild, and perhaps adventurous, last couple weeks it has been. In processing all the events unfolding around us, my assumption of self has become more and more clear. I live moment by moment, day by day. I have too much energy to look...