The hard work of spring is beginning to reap it's benefits in more ways than one. Farmers time and labor spent plowing, tilling and planting seeds is becoming evident. Farm stands are cropping up everywhere and people are becoming the…
"Absent in body, but present in spirit!" ~ Corinthians v.3. My mom always shared her belief that God puts people in our path for a reason. It took me years to understand what she was talking about but through life's…
"A flower is like the soul, it opens up to the sun." ~ Robin Nola Some weeks ago I stopped into Karma, a favorite local consignment shop. I was greeted by the same smiling face I've encountered each time I've…
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…
Your body holds deep wisdom. Trust in it. Learn from it. Nourish it. Watch your life transform and be healthy. – Bella Bleue Last weekend I decided to be selfish and give myself a dose of self-care by doing what…
"How do you find joy in a world full of chaos when you are feeling alone and confused?" a woman who was attending an all day workshop at Well for the Journey asked. The program was based on The Book of…
"All that is today, the joy, the sorrow, will forever be woven in the cloth of tomorrow." ~ Poet Jane Phillips Bay (written in 1982) Frannie, one of my mothers "Bookies," (as Mom called her book club friends) sent…
“You will never follow your own inner voice until you clear up the doubts in your mind.” ... I read the call out, and thought why of all the people in the world would America's leading expert on reading the…
"Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therein to be content." ~ Helen Keller Imagine living in a world of darkness. Imagine hearing nothing but silence. The other evening I attended…
Star light, star bright, The first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. ~ Anonymous Many moments of pensiveness come after losing both parents in a very short period of…