Erik Freiburger is a blogger & podcaster at theinceptionofwonder.com. He & his wife Bonnie live in Calgary, Alberta. They enjoy barbecues with friends, neighbourhood wheels, & deep philosophical conversations about God, religion, spirituality, ethics, & community.
The past few months have been a particular season of stillness and readiness in Advent for my wife Bonnie and I. This has been one of the hardest years I can remember, encompassing family losses, pandemic social collapse and isolation, health failures, and surgery…
It has been a week since my left shoulder cuff reconstruction surgery. Having been in a wheelchair since 1994, I am used to pain & challenges. But these past few days have been some of my worst since my original spinal cord injury…
“Go ahead,” my friend Ernie said to me, “choose any one you would like.” I looked down into the plastic container that he held in front of me while admiring the many small wooden crosses he had crafted….
Christmas was perhaps one of the more magical times of year when I was young. It was particularly special for my mom. Every year she would decorate the house inside & out like she was from the Griswold family….
