love letter to the world
I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. ~Mother Teresa Shine your …
World
one more sleep til Christmas
One More Sleep Til Christmas (words by Paul Williams, from The Muppet Christmas Carol) There magic in the air this evening Magic in the air …
prayers for Earth Day
Lord, the air smells good today, straight from the mysteries within the garden of God. The trees in their prayer, the birds in praise, the …
Wendell Berry’s The Peace of Wild Things
I believe I have posted this poem before as it is one of my favorites. As I was searching for a prayer about nature this …
love letter to the world
I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. ~Mother Teresa Shine your …
Wendell Berry’s The Peace of Wild Things
The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear …
lessons learned: ladybugs and hope
As I sat down to write this morning, I realized that “hope” has become a consistent theme through my blog. I’ve reflected on new flowers …
Mary Oliver’s Mindful
Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle in the haystack of …
a gentle reminder
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good …
mindfulness
It has been awhile since I have blogged, and that is because I have been engaging in mindfulness around health issues, quality of life, etc. …
Mary Oliver’s Morning Poem
Morning Poem by Mary Oliver Every morning the world is created. Under the orange sticks of the sun the heaped ashes of the night …
the world as our garden
If we modern people thought of our world as a garden, if we gardened more, then I think all the other creatures and things that …
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 …
one more sleep til Christmas
One More Sleep Til Christmas (words by Paul Williams, from The Muppet Christmas Carol) There magic in the air this evening Magic in the air …
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, …