Guides and Provides
What a gift to have someone walk the walk with us when things get difficult whether it's a friend, neighbor, co-worker, pastor or family member. Let's look reality in the face. If we could go through a lifetime untouched by…
Heart Felt Giving
"Ride the Energy of Your Own Unique Spirit." ~ Gabrielle Roth I'm excited about what's coming up on Saturday, October 20th. At a fall festival I will be signing and selling books as well as other heartfelt, handcrafted gift items. Partial…
Entrances and Exits
“When we worry, we have our hearts in the wrong place.” ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen, Making All Things New This church is the United Methodist Church in a place called Cades Cove in the Smokey Mountains. You might ask, what's with the two…
Bring Heart Back to Main Street
"In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it". – Marianne Williamson Have you seen the show Small Business Revolution? I like it. It…
Necessary Steps
Any growth requires a temporary loss of security. Every autumn I think of children who for the first time are leaving the haven of their homes and entering a classroom. A huge step towards independence. Each of us probably remembers…
Thread of Baltimore
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”― Maya Angelou A young woman from Indiana who as a…
Community and Connection
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Ok, I'll admit it. For a long, long time when social media was in it's…
Saving Face and Ediface
Anyone remember the hymn "Almighty Fortress is our God?" It's always been one of my favorites. In today's world sometimes that adage gets misinterpreted.... There was a time in history when being an upstanding member of a church community was…
A Word for Independence Day
“Synchronicity is the thread that holds our whole gorgeous tapestry of everyone’s lives together.” Recently I had the honor of visiting a writers group at a "dynamic lifestyle community" called Broadmead. The session began with a short five minute writing…
All Fired Up
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. ~ Buddha Vermont is a magnificent State where I went to college and resided for nearly four decades. The other day I read a news…