Autumn shadows deepen - Living the mystery of Life & Death A dear friend is preparing to be a Death Doula, one who guides the dying...

It’s just an ordinary day, in Ordinary Time. Where my life seems caught – again – in the tasks of living. Doing rather than being....

No one knows what the ancient term Selah means. It’s an enigma, found 71 times in the Psalms of the Bible and 3 times in the book of the...

"Why did you go that way?" asked the daughter. "To see where the road went," said the father. The parents of a dear friend liked to take...

Because we all long for sanctuary, especially right now, I invite you to see through our eyes the place we call The Sanctuary. Here in...

There are no unimportant people, no small roles. Not ever. And especially not now. This world’s problems seem so overwhelming as they are...

Mindfulness in Everyday Places Recently, a friend thanked me for inspiration he found in one of my writings on this website, Finding My...

PRELUDE - Created in the Chaos of Time Our Universe, our very world, is filled with seen and unseen elements that I ponder with spiritual...

I took the slow road to the beach, through old trees and old towns. The pace gentle and the timing easy. Hard work that is honorable is...

Ocean barrier Shallow in the deep Walking on water in water with water Limitless spirit in my limited dimension A space conundrum, a time...

Even my slow and gentle footfall, muffled by mosses, frightens the creatures near the dirt trail. Four leggèd ones and wingèd ones...

"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them." Thich Nhat Hanh You may not believe my...

for Wesley, who requested a poem; for Clyde Ray, whose presence is never far; and for my Sarah Swann sisters, who are among my best...

They make me smile, these cicadas do. Swinging on air in wide arcs across the field of our backyard to the woods. Now dipping, now...

In a pastor’s home there were many expectations and in the 1950s and 1960s; entertaining was a big one. Fortunately, mama and daddy both...

"I just wish I had a wise old woman to tell me what to do," I whispered to Spirit as I walked a favorite path one evening. The details of...

"Where is the Life we have lost in living?” T.S. Eliot, Choruses from the Rock. Over the years I’ve lost a lot of Life in the living....

“Well how can we be separate if we’re all under the same stars?” Gulumbu Yunupingu So many stars! I have always loved the night and the...

As the days of this past year unfolded I have wanted to offer words that would inspire comfort and shelter peace. But recently as I...

Enchanted waters call me to an unexpected cascade It wasn’t here a week ago Ah ~ the rains have animated the creek Its splashing waters...