lessons learned: at the heart of it
When my sister and I were little, our mother would surprise us by serving an artichoke with our dinner. We found it magical to peel …
When my sister and I were little, our mother would surprise us by serving an artichoke with our dinner. We found it magical to peel …
Many years ago, I had the honor of attending a talk by Dr. Maya Angelou at Mars Hill College near my hometown of Asheville. My …
I’ve recently returned to some morning yoga and meditation prior to work. One practice that I am relying on is focusing my body’s energy and …
I have kept these words close to my heart for a long time. There are days when I pull them out and hold them delicately …
We cannot find God in noise and agitation. Nature: trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in …
We cannot find God in noise and agitation. Nature: trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in …
As part of my own Lenten study time this season, I have been reading My Soul Feels Lean: Poems of Loss and Restoration by Joyce …
This weekend, I will begin some indoor starts for spring and summer veggies and herbs. It is quite possibly one of my favorite activities on …
This song came to me last night as I was preparing the stars for our Longest Night service. Seemed particularly appropriate for this time of …
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 …
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with some of the individuals we serve through my workplace. I spent the better part of a day …
Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. . . Don’t search for the answers, they could not …
This morning as I sat down to write, nothing came to mind. Well, let me reframe that–a lot of words and thoughts competed for my …
As I stretch up to the morning sun, Renew my body. As I pray for peace upon my lips, Renew my breath. As I gaze …
I thought I’d repost this one today since we lit the Advent candle for Love yesterday. ~Cameron When I was little, my grandparents gave me …
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. ~A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh …
The Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird— equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue …
As I stretch up to the morning sun, Renew my body. As I pray for peace upon my lips, Renew my breath. As I gaze …
As I prepare to go about my work today, may my intention to live life in your present moment be the pattern for this day …
Lamps of Love O Lord, take my ears and hear through them, take my hands and use them, take my lips and speak through them, …
When this quote found me this morning, I thought, “What a great transition from hope to love!” And so we begin week 2 of Advent …
Prayer of Thanksgiving O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea …
In nature we find silence — the trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in silence. Silence …
As I prepare to go about my work today, may my intention to live in your present moment be the pattern for this day and …