An Irish Blessing for a Grandchild
Happy St Patty's Day, everyone! Over the past few weeks my mind has been on my little granddaughter who has some Irish roots. She turned two on March 1st - already!! Little Charlotte Helen has had my heart from…
Gather, Dabblers!
Ok, all you dabblers! Do you ever pray your creative endeavors will end up more enriching than you ever thought they would be? Well, here is something I stumbled across which has been useful. Every time I sit down…
Inner Treasure
It's been said there are years of answers and years of questions. The past three years have been filled with many, many questions about truth, haven't they? No matter what is swirling all around us, 2022 can be a year…
An Explanation, Perhaps.
If you follow this blog regularly, you probably read my last post about feeling as if my writers world had been violated. There is not always an explanation for everything in life. Something things do go unexplained and I am…
Lighting the Way
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." ~ Carl Jung In my previous post I wrote about an advent candle which I received from…
Epiphany About Needs
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. ~ William S. Burroughs Have you ever run to the store for something only to get home and realize you had what you needed right…
Go with Peace into the New Year
This past year has been full of so many disturbing occurrences within our world. So we must take individual responsibility for how we react to it, and for our own behaviors, thoughts and actions. As we near the end of…
Light, Merry and Bright
Soon I am going to take my annual Christmas break from blogging until after the New Year. Sure, I could write story after story to describe the Winter Wonderland that is created here in the heart of my own community.…
Passing it On
I don't think there was ever any question in my mind or the minds of my siblings that my parents weren't believing people. As young children and adolescents we were taken to Sunday School and church at Maryland Presbyterian where…
Valuing the Downtime
I recently came upon a new word that I rather like! I saw it on the website of a spiritual center I've enjoyed getting acquainted with. The word may speak to every one of us in it's unique way. Does…