Douglas enjoying a day on the lake. In celebration for the life of Douglas Evans Madsen.

Douglas still extending his heart and hand outward More Alive in Heaven- A Story of Healing, Purpose, and Redemption ***Douglas and I...

Hey there, I understand the tremendous courage it takes to reach out to another on this path that you never, ever imagined walking, yet...

Photo Credit: Camp Tuttle Chapel, Big Cottonwood Canyon A Soul Sketch of Douglas by Lincoln Ure August 1st, 2008, Celebration of Life Service at Camp Tuttle, Big Cottonwood Canyon There are two kinds of people, those in recovery, and those who have not begun yet. Attractions and Addiction not our fault, but they become our work. Doug’s parents modeled recovery. Father modeled years of sobriety with alcohol. Mom recovery from caretaking addicts. Doug’s recovery was in process,

Photo Credit: Unsplash Thales Botelho de Sousa NO-thing is ever wasted. I recall Linc, my beloved mentor, expressing this to me while I was in chaplaincy training. Currently once again it came up in a session with my mentor. How this enters in is I catch myself curiously questioning the why to something. Not that it is happening to me, yet for me, and why? What might I do with this scorching hot potato? Desiring with every fiber of my being to toss it as quickly as it was cau

Photo Credit: iStock I can feel stretch marks being added upon my heart as our dear Andrea Gibson, reminds us we are capable of. Indelible marks never completely fading as they are not meant to. Reminders of what my heart is capable of holding. And not... An impossible invitation came knocking upon my door. Rather than my usual approach of flinging the door wide open, I am intentionally remaining tucked behind a threshold. Unwilling to cross into a zone I choose to not inhab