A Year Long Journey
Have you ever taken a year to study a book? I'm about to wrap up this experience. I and a small learning circle of people from Mays Chapel United Methodist Church have been on a quest pondering the writings of…
Revival of Spirit
I was feeling dry, parched. There were some loose ends in the family history story I am penning and I could not quite pull parts of it all together in a way that I was satisfied with. It happens. The…
Providing Appreciated Space
Last fall I joined in on a book club at the Church of the Good Shepard in Ruxton, Maryland. I am grateful for this space where our members can meet and communicate about our joint interests. We have a thirst for…
Investing-in-Self
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. ~Ralph Nichols I recently read two articles that made me stop and think about an interesting topic. The first article was about how Finland is…
Forever Young
“With age comes the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton Last month I attended a 90th birthday party for a very dear family member. There was wonderful food,…
How’s it Growin’?
Can I declare today as being I am Proud of Myself Day? Here's why ~ because I am feeling it! For a long time it rubbed me the wrong way when someone asked What's new with you? And my reply was…
A Wrap on a Fulfilling Week
Welcome back to the conclusion of one very fulfilling week in the writing life of yours truly which took place at Drew University Theological School, pictured above. If you missed out on the previous posts in this summer meanderings series,…
Being Who I Am
"Be who you are and be that well." ~ St. Francis of Assisi I'd decided the week of the two writers conferences, I'd let my spirit lead me to what felt right and good. I had an urge to stay…
Writers of the Spirit Connect
I woke up on Monday morning after Pentacost Sunday feeling as if I'd turned a two and one-half hour trip from Baltimore to Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania into a mini-vacation. It wasn't hard to find good things to explore in my…
Clearing the Way
If you read my first two blog posts in this series about my travels on Pentecost Sunday, welcome back! If not, get caught up by going back to the previous blogs called Front Porch Scenery and Amish Highways and Byways. *********…