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 …
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rainbow in the clouds
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 …
morning mantra
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 …
Mary Oliver’s The Journey
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 …
meditation on silence by Mother Teresa
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 …
a meditation on silence by Mother Teresa
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 …
Joyce Rupp’s Changing the Landscape
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 …
holding a little piece of creation in your hands
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 …
more love
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 …
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 …
lessons learned: life changing moments
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 …
living your way into the answer
Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. . . Don’t search for the answers, they could not …
lessons learned: preparing the space
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 …
prayer for renewal
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 …
love is. . .
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 …
small heart, much gratitude
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 …
Mary Oliver’s The Messenger
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 …
prayer for renewal
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 …
a piece of peace
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 …
shining the lamps of love in this world
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, …
lessons learned: what feathers and fur can teach us about love
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 …
a prayer of Thanksgiving
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 …
silence of the heart and tea by the window
In nature we find silence — the trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in silence. Silence …
one thing at a time
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 …