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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Yesterday morning as I walked by the city park playground, I smiled, remembering… There was a time when I resented that playground, because it is situated on what was once my favorite view along my walking route–a quiet grassy meadow surrounded by rolling hills.… Continue Reading “WHAT ARE WE REVEALING? (AN EPIPHANY REFLECTION)”
The beginning is always today. ~ Mary Shelley If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads. ~ Anatole France I like to follow the spiritual practice of choosing a guiding word for the new year, one that will serve as… Continue Reading “MY GUIDING WORD FOR 2026: BEGIN”
Most every morning around 7:00, I begin walking toward the eastern horizon to see the dawning of the new day. As you can imagine, with the passing seasons my views of the horizon keep changing. At 7:00 in July, the sun was already quite… Continue Reading “TO KEEP WALKING TOWARD THE HORIZON”
INNER SANCTUARY Where can we goin days of tearsand turmoil,when the world feelstoo much with us? There is an inner sanctuarywe can fillwith solitude and silence,prayers and petitions,reflection and release. Then, filled with presence and peace,this sanctuary stays with us,a source of respiteto center… Continue Reading “THREE SANCTUARIES FOR TURBULENT TIMES”
Last weekend, our family gathered for our “Family Christmas,” a tradition that began three years ago when we struggled to find a December day that fit with all of our schedules. We have found that celebrating the holiday in the summer season works well… Continue Reading “CHRISTMAS, HERE AND NOW”
Up until this morning, I had no ideas for my weekly blog. These weeks have been busier than usual, filled with delightful days but with much less free time. So, as I was drinking my morning coffee, I went through my emails and caught… Continue Reading “THE INVITATIONS IN THE MOMENTS”
On one of my morning walks, I found this nice little insulated cup nestled in the grass along the roadside. The cup was personalized with the person’s name, so I wondered if it may have been a special gift. Perhaps he had set the… Continue Reading “SO HE COULD SEE IT”
I shared a post back in May of 2023 (linked below) about planting iris seeds in the drainage area near our home. From the time those seeds were planted, I have been watching the area for any little purple-blue flags to appear. For four… Continue Reading “THE LESSON FROM THE IRIS”
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Matthew 13:33 (NRSVUE) Is it time to leave? I have given this some thought… Continue Reading “TO LEAVE… OR TO BE LEAVEN?”
At the end of March, I received a call from our friend, Andy, a local Episcopalian priest. The office administrator at the church where he serves had recently resigned to take a position elsewhere, and he asked if I would be interested in filling… Continue Reading “A DISCIPLINE OF DISTRACTION”
Simply Soul Searching 