journey
This morning, I thought I might try something a bit different with my post. A few minutes ago, I came across a photo that reminded …
Lent
wisdom in the wilderness
This morning, I came across this post from last year and felt it ring true with my spirit. I’m reposting it here today as a …
lessons learned: in the wilderness
Wilderness is not just a place; it is also a state of being. If happiness means being happy and sadness means being sad, then wilderness …
give up and give on–lessons learned from Lent
This is a repost from a couple of years ago. I am fully appreciating its relevance on this Ash Wednesday. ~cameron This morning, a friend …
Lenten reflection: bringing the gardens to light
In spite of a busy weekend, I managed to put aside a couple of hours on the warm Saturday afternoon and started cleaning out flower …
Lenten meditation: when the light falls on the creeping jenny
Yesterday, my daughter, her boyfriend, and his sister helped me clean out the chicken run and coop in preparation for our chicken-raising adventure this Spring. …
Lenten reflection: the Potter
This morning as I read of the postponement of Kelly Gissendaner‘s execution, I wondered what it must be like for her as she waits in …
Lenten reflection: bringing the gardens to light
Saturday, I spent my first Spring afternoon doing nothing but tending to the gardens. After months of working inside the house on many projects that …
lessons learned: brokenness like a mosaic
This past weekend, I was given the gift of a spiritual walk with God. While it occurred within a community setting, the focus was on …
a meditation from Vigen Guroian’s Inheriting Paradise
How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed On through the watching for that early birth When, just as the soil tarnishes with weed, …
give up and give on–lessons learned from Lent
This morning, a friend of mine posted a link on her facebook wall to a “Reverse Lent Challenge.” The subhead noted, “Don’t give something up. …
Lenten discernment
In the opening narrative of her chapter on Harriet Powers in the book In the Sanctuary of Women, Jan Richardson asks, “What does God the …
Jan Richardson’s Ash Wednesday blessing
Blessing the Dust A Blessing for Ash Wednesday All those days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was …
lilies in the leaves
In spite of Winter’s last sigh of snow on Wednesday, Spring has gracefully swept into the farm this weekend, greeting us with chirping robins and …
o Gardener of Life
O Gardener of Life, your mercy is steadfast, sure. With care you plant us. You turn the earth around us and water our roots with …