Before Annunciation
Just before snow covers,it reveals. In the gloom and grayappear the bright veins of stoneand rippled bark, the sharp characterof shingles, beams, street signs, forgottentoys and paper bags. It’s as if...
View ArticleGently into the New Year
I usually approach the New Year left-brain first. I list goals, then prioritize, then put them tentatively into a calendar. I create a daily schedule by which to do everything that seems important:...
View ArticleDaring to Desire
As a fundamentalist Christian, I learned quite early to fear my desires. They most certainly would lead to activity that God did not desire for me. We tended to interpret "desire" as anything having to...
View ArticleBeautiful 10 Minutes of Gratitude
Thanks to friends Tom McGrath and Paul Campbell, I've a glorious video for you. Enjoy!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ&feature=player_embedded
View ArticleShould Be Age Requirements for Perseverance
I've never been one to shy away from challenging the Divine. Maybe it's the way I was brought up--in a household where we all bitched pretty freely. I don't think bitching should be a habit, just an...
View ArticleEnough Love
This Valentine's Day, I'm twenty years married to the same guy. We're not all sizzling romance as we were in the early days, but love is good.Still, I don't have enough love. Actually, I'll probably...
View ArticleLove, Gradually
A friend of mine died several years ago, leaving an eight-year-old daughter. Due to the father’s work situation, this girl has lived with my husband and me, off and on, for going on eight years.I still...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday Sermon 2012
I had the true privilege of preaching for two of my church's Ash Wednesday services yesterday. For anyone interested, here's the text. And thanks to my writer friend, Ellen, who, when I said the sermon...
View ArticleLIttle Songs
For years, many years ago, I was a musician. Not a professional--I was never that good, but I was pretty good. And I sang all the time. Then things changed, and I stopped singing. My life of writing...
View ArticleUpdate Autumn 2012
For the few of you still kind enough to check in and see if I'm posting--I do apologize for letting go of this part of my life. Just got edged out by other responsibilities.However, please know that...
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