Roy’s Sunday Letter

An Open Sharing with Sunday Letter Readers & Followers A fiction writer once wrote of ‘wonder’ and ‘wander.’ On this cold, wintery mix weekend, I offer a Sunday Letter of Reflection. Beth and I have enjoyed older homes with only one new build. Our vintage homes have been in Ft.…

Strengthening In Troubled Times & Troubled Persons One of the strengths of couples and partners is when one of the two is down (heart or stroke, hip surgery, Alzheimer’s etc.) the other partner is now driving, package carrying, preparing food and trying to be on track. However, what happens when…

A Letter To Inspire For Today & Tomorrow Each Sunday Letter has a purpose: To encourage, To support, To Inform. This SL’s purpose is to Inspire. It’s too early in this new year to be challenged by despair and of being deeply troubled by the senseless death of a young…

Beginning and Continuing In 2026 Clear out, leave room in your 2026 heart, emotions and sense of the sacred for the daily practice of Gratitude, of being Grateful for living among those you can both give and also receive gifts and blessings. What Gratitude you have given or received in…

I wrote recently about our oak tree losing its beautiful fall leaves. Our wise friend Sandra responded, “the falling leaves remind us that fall is a time of letting go.” What might be a behavior or one part of life you do not wish to continue, to let go of…

This is a week to travel and to be with family and friends. This is a time to listen to a new story or a favorite story told for the 5th time. I am grateful to be able to send forth my one page of thoughts in 2025. On Sunday…

Inspiring People, Events, and Memories Ryon Price, Senior Pastor, Broadway Baptist, writes a one-page letter each Friday. This Friday’s letter is a memory of my childhood, being with my mother in downtown Fort Worth at Leonard’s Department Store. I do remember a man, without legs below the knees, outside Leonard’s.…

Tamales, Heroes, and The Holiday Season Beth and I made homemade Tamales on Saturday…masa, chicken and vegetarian fillings. We began the tradition in Santa Fe with our dear neighbors Kim and Joe. Making tamales is a time to come together and to do something good. So, who wants to join…

A Thanksgiving Of Monks, Horses, Weather and Hope in Difficult Times When Sunday Letter readers tell me the SL “makes me think,” I have good feelings of intent and purpose. Other comments highlight a pause to reflect on life thus far and the sense of the sacred found in meditation,…

NOTES ALONG THE WAY Some of us stuff crumble notes in our pockets or purse. My notes are scattered in notebooks, cards, or sticky notes. Today’s Sunday Letter is a gathering together of random notes. Beth Forwards social postings she finds meaningful, or with an unusual insight. One of her…