lessons learned: the hawk and the crows
Yesterday, I took advantage of an unseasonably warm day and headed over to the park with the dog. While I do love wintertime, I also …
birds
Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese
It is tradition for me to read this poem on the first morning I hear the geese migrating for both winter and summer. Even though …
the voices
This morning, I’ve had the gift of some alone time on the back porch as the world wakes up into Saturday. It did not take …
Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese
It has become a meaningful tradition for me to return to this poem when I hear the first flock of Canadian geese making their way …
lessons learned: holy hummingbirds
Often, I share with people this bit of advice from the spiritual direction world–it if happens at least 3 times, then it’s probably the Holy …
morning song
oh, Morning, you couldn’t wait. Sometimes, you arrive as an unannounced visitor too early for me to greet you with a welcoming hug. But I …
wild geese
It has become a tradition for me to read the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver on the first morning I hear the geese migrating …
birdsong
This morning as I surrendered to God on my yoga mat, I heard the loveliest song coming from a bird several trees away from my …
lessons learned: hummingbirds and hope
I wrote this post a couple of summers ago, and in looking for hope today, I came across this one. ~cameron In the past couple …
my therapy garden
With May being Mental Health Awareness month, I thought I would write a series of blog posts focusing the spirit, mental health, and creation care. …
embrace
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit and talk with Papa Bluebird who seems to have returned a couple of months early for another nesting …
a mary oliver morning
Last night I started the purging that I’m referencing as “preparing for my tiny house.” While that dream-reality is another blog post, just know that …
morning prayer
let the morning come let the sun rise slowly outside my window peeking through silhouettes of dark trees let the hummingbirds wake the world with …
lessons learned: holding pattern
As I was walking the dogs yesterday, I heard the familiar cry of our neighborhood hawk. Looking up, I noticed that it was circling rather …
birdsong
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – (314) BY EMILY DICKINSON “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And …
lessons learned: hummingbirds and hope
In the past couple of weeks, I have found myself taking refuge on my screened-in porch during times of day when the birds feed. Whenever …
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Yesterday morning and again last night, I heard my first geese fly overhead announcing their journey to the southland. While others may consider it squawking, …
Wendell Berry’s The Peace of Wild Things
This one is resting in my spirit today. The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and …
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Over the weekend, I was honored to be the speaker at the SC United Methodist Women’s Spiritual Retreat. I heard honest stories from many women …
bluebird
There’s a fat male bluebird sitting on the telephone wire outside my office. I wonder what he’s thinking as he observes the world dancing beneath …
lessons learned: even squirrels are welcome at the table
Living in the Southeast, I look forward to the excitement and anticipation the first snow day brings each season. While people concern themselves with bread …
lessons learned: country girls and laying hens
This morning, I trudged out in the dark to the chicken coop. I was up earlier than usual so I could get my daughter to …
Wendell Berry’s The Peace of Wild Things
In honor of the UN’s International Day of Peace, September 21, 2015. The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world …
wild geese
This morning amidst the rustling trees and chattering hens, I heard them. I can’t say that even in the distance they were quiet. They flew …
Mary Oliver’s Such Singing in the Wild Branches
It was spring and I finally heard him among the first leaves–– then I saw him clutching the limb in an island of shade with …
Earth, teach me: an Ute prayer
I use this prayer in many of my teachings. It is one of my favorite, and in preparation for Earth Day this week, I thought …
lessons learned: what birds can teach us about community
Yesterday, we had a brilliant snow here–I have been waiting and praying for it for some time. On snow days, one of my favorite activities …
for the birds: growing grace farm’s bird suet
Since it’s taken this long to get our first real snow around here, I celebrated by opening a batch of our canned mulled apple cider …
Mary Oliver’s I Happened to Be Standing
I would encourage you to listen to poem as read by Mary Oliver herself at On Being with Krista Tippett. I don’t know where prayers …
the crow
This morning as the wind whisked powdered sugar snow around my office window, I spied a black crow roosting on the roof next door. Rather …
Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese
This morning as I traveled into work, I passed by a pond where Canadian geese often stop for a layover or take up residency for …
lessons learned: God’s call as a birdsong
This past week, I was blessed to attend a leadership program through my church conference. I wasn’t sure what it would hold but I knew …
Mary Oliver’s Song for Autumn
Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine the leaves think how comfortable it will be to touch the earth instead of the …
early morning turkeys and gratitude
Yesterday as I circled around the neighborhood to my daughter’s boyfriend’s home, I happened upon my first flock of autumn turkeys crossing the road. In …
wild geese and ordinary miracles
Over the weekend, I heard one of my favorite noises–the honking of a flock of Canadian geese overhead. I love that sound because for me, …
Wendell Berry’s What We Need Is Here
Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient …