Spirit Matters: July – D-Day

By Marcia Rutan | July 2, 2026

Spirit Matters: July – D-Day   I was born on D-Day, five years after the end of WWII. This was never discussed as I was growing up. My father had been a Marine on Iwo Jima where he was wounded, and came home with a Purple Heart and Silver Star. This was also never talked…

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Spirit Matters: June – This Wild World

By Marcia Rutan | June 1, 2026

June – This Wild World I’m lucky to live on the edge of a city ravine, Willow Creek rippling below. As I write here on our deck, song sparrow, western warbling vireo, American robin, dark-eyed junco, chestnut-backed chickadee, Anna’s hummingbird, house finch, American crow, Stellar’s Jay, and spotted towhee serenade me (according to my free…

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