Found this cool soundtrack on Soundcloud! I have a very dear friend who recently turned me on to an app call Calm. I am making this ten minute daily mediation a part of my morning practice. And I am so grateful to her for sharing this with me. This app, I have learned, is the […]
Each morning I make an effort to spend some time in prayer and mediation. There are a number of books I pull from to get my day started, each speaking to a part of me. Jesus Calling, Bible in A Year, Daily Gratitude and Book of Awakening, just to name a few. This morning I […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Paddy’s Day started as a religious celebration in the 17th century. This celebration commemorated the life of Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. This “Feast Day” always took place on the anniversary of Patrick’s death, which was believed to be March 17, 461 AD. In the early […]
A WISH is the theme for this weeks photo challenge. The suggestion came from Jen’s visit to Japan where in the Shinto shrines people can purchase small wooden plaques called ema, upon which they can share their hopes and dreams. Then, they hang them amongst other ema from people who have come before them, in […]
Women Our collective voice wields power Don’t try and break our chain for we were shacked for too long Our desire for equality cries out There is no denying our contributions Curie, Parks, Nightengale, Thatcher Winfrey, Pankhurst, Roosevelt, The Queen Don’t silence us Don’t put us down For as the sun and phoenix rise […]
My husband and I have three go to walks that we choose from with our three canine family members. Willie, Waylon and Chewie live for these daily jaunts in and around our neighborhood and their excitement builds even before we actually say the word “walk” to them. They have this uncanny ability to read us […]
“Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.’ ‘Does it hurt?’ asked the Rabbit. ‘Sometimes,’ said the Skin Horse, for he was always […]
Remember when you were a kid in elementary school or junior high and looking at the kids older than you? Remember discussing with your best buds that you knew how if felt to be in that grade even though you had NO experience what so ever? You could picture yourself there no questions asked and […]
Lent is a time of reflection for many Christians, as they look back on and celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ. For Christians, this is a way to remember the time Jesus spent 40 days and nights alone in the desert, being tempted by Satan. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, which is […]
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