Thoughtful update - thank you. I'm sorry for your loss - clearly Roger touched many people and leaves a beautiful legacy. I have your Arkansas talk queued up.
My condolences to you Robert in the loss of your book agent and friend. My wife lost her fight too soon with pancreatic cancer as well. Her loss at time paralyzes me with grief. Still, by God's grace, her legacy of BBC (building beloved communities) also galvanizes me to not give up.
I pray your friend's legacy will do the same for you.
Jonathan, so sorry to hear this. I've inherited the phrase "may their memory be a blessing" from my wife's Jewish tradition, and your comments about your wife's legacy captures that so beautifully.
Thank you so much Robby for your personal note of loss (Roger Freet). I too have a terminal cancer diagnosis, at too young an age. But we get what we get from life. I also admire your courage as your share personal stories of how the decimation of our government infrastructure is really effecting the people who actually run these programs and carry out policy. Your words remind us that they are not just numbers or "bureaucrats" but actual human beings who often got into these roles--as you point out--because they wanted to make a difference in the lives of other human beings. These stories are much appreciated. One last thing--I'm inspired by your story of Lowell Taylor and the Zacchaeus Foundation. As co-leader of our church's Racial Equity Team I'm going to take this idea up the chain of command and see where it goes. Blessings--
Steve, I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Thanks for sharing these comments. And thanks for your service on the Racial Equity Team at your church and for sharing the example of the Zacchaeus Foundation there. Would love to hear how it goes.... We'll need all of our creativity in these days.
Thoughtful update - thank you. I'm sorry for your loss - clearly Roger touched many people and leaves a beautiful legacy. I have your Arkansas talk queued up.
My condolences to you Robert in the loss of your book agent and friend. My wife lost her fight too soon with pancreatic cancer as well. Her loss at time paralyzes me with grief. Still, by God's grace, her legacy of BBC (building beloved communities) also galvanizes me to not give up.
I pray your friend's legacy will do the same for you.
Jonathan, so sorry to hear this. I've inherited the phrase "may their memory be a blessing" from my wife's Jewish tradition, and your comments about your wife's legacy captures that so beautifully.
Thank you so much Robby for your personal note of loss (Roger Freet). I too have a terminal cancer diagnosis, at too young an age. But we get what we get from life. I also admire your courage as your share personal stories of how the decimation of our government infrastructure is really effecting the people who actually run these programs and carry out policy. Your words remind us that they are not just numbers or "bureaucrats" but actual human beings who often got into these roles--as you point out--because they wanted to make a difference in the lives of other human beings. These stories are much appreciated. One last thing--I'm inspired by your story of Lowell Taylor and the Zacchaeus Foundation. As co-leader of our church's Racial Equity Team I'm going to take this idea up the chain of command and see where it goes. Blessings--
Steve, I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Thanks for sharing these comments. And thanks for your service on the Racial Equity Team at your church and for sharing the example of the Zacchaeus Foundation there. Would love to hear how it goes.... We'll need all of our creativity in these days.