A Dwelling Within
"If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed,'' ~ U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McCraven I've always been a bed maker, an influence of my mom's good habits. It seems like nothing is in it's…
A Ray of Light
Happiness depends upon ourselves. ~ Aristotle Yesterday, on the last Sunday of January, a bleak, sunless day, I rose early as usual and went to church at 8 am. While I was out and about I decided what I really needed…
Blue Christmas Heart
I've always loved everything about Christmas. With the loss of my two parents nine months ago, this Christmas is quite different. Now, decades later, I am more closely relating to how my mother must have felt trying to make Christmas…
Architect of Introspection
"Sanctuary, on personal level, is where we perform the job of taking care of our soul." ~ Christopher Forrest McDowell In rural Maryland there are an astonishing number of old churches and chapels. One of the most popular thought masters…
An Appointment with Providence
June 18, 2018, by Sue Batton Leonard It was a providential day! Lower humidity and pleasant temperatures seemed to have been heaven sent after the heat spell that's been present in Towson, Maryland. The sun filtered through the beautiful canopy…
The Bittersweet Heart
"To let go in the deepest recesses of the heart, to release all struggle and wanting; leads us to that knowing which is timeless." ~ Jack Kornfield This past Memorial Day weekend was a bittersweet journey of the heart. Although…
How Could IT Be?
"The Labyrinth invites and welcomes people to walk the path together. It calls them to the land in oneness." ~Anty Ali Golding, Aboriginal Elder Before my mom passed away we had some meaningful spiritual discussions. One day she said to…
A Garden of Memories
“We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together.” ― Lucy Mack Smith I gave myself a gift a few weeks ago. I revisited the church of…
Spring Tonic
"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." - Proverbs 16:23-25 I don't know about you but after this winter I'm feeling in need of a spring tonic; a big spoonful of comfort. A custom-made…
What is the Answer?
Good, honest, hardheaded character is a function of the home. If the proper seed is sown there and properly nourished for a few years, it will not be easy for that plant to be uprooted. ~ George A. Dorsey It's alarming!…