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)”
I was pleasantly surprised to find this cheerful wreath on the door to my office when I arrived one morning last week (I serve as the Parish Administrator at our local Episcopal Church). A few hours later, I learned from Father Andy that the… Continue Reading “LOVE… AND LAUGHTER”
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”
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?”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Thursday, March 20th I am learning that others are choosing (as I have) to reduce or withdraw from social media and news stories, to step away from the worrisome information in order to regain some peace. Yet, even as I… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PERSPECTIVE, DAY TWO”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Monday, March 17th My Grace is Sufficient (This excerpt is from my memoir, What Would You Have Me Know? Contemplation and Companionship in a Time of Cancer. The journal entry in italics was written a few weeks after my surgery,… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PROVISION-DAY FOUR”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Friday, March 7th A Reflection on God’s Love(KLW February 2022) Your love is an infinite love.Yet we are unawarethat you are here among usand we lose our expectation –of your presence and your promisethat you will always careand miss your… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY THREE”
Friday, December 27th The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference… The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. ~ Elie Wiesel This birth is not to be taken lightly. Almost every… Continue Reading “16. CHRISTMAS DAYS AMONG OTHER THINGS: LOVE WITHOUT INDIFFERENCE”
Wednesday, December 25th And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven…!” (Luke 2:13-14) “For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.” In the last… Continue Reading “15. CHRISTMAS DAY: LOVE AS HOPE, PEACE, AND JOY–FOREVER”