Taken it’s Toll
"In those rarest moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell." - Nicholas Sparks The growing season is nearly over and seeds sown in spring produced the fruit now being harvested. I've been reflecting on…
Fields of Posies to Muddy Roads
"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." - John Maxwell Since 2001 America has had three major wake-up calls. The first was 9/11 - the fall of the Twin Towers. Then the 2008 economic recession and now the 2020 pandemic. But…
Valuing Nature’s Creatures
I have been growing sunflowers in some of my porch pots and I've so enjoyed the additional bright spots of color mixed in with my fuschia supertunias. After the blooms are spent I've been deadheading then pushing a new seed down…
Speaking Freedom
"Our greatest freedom is our ability to choose our attitudes." - Victor Frankl I've been pondering all the damaging remarks on the internet and how they apply to Frankl's statement. Can't we all do better than that? A weekly conversation…
Galaxy of Awesome
Lately I have been doing a little reading about botanicals from ancient times which still grow along highways and byways. Plants so old they were mentioned in the Bible and are known to have curative qualities. How wondrous it…
Creative Endeavors
My mom was a very strong role model. In fact her name, Helen, means shining light. And there have been other women who throughout my lifetime have served as valuable mentors, too. The most influential have echoed the same basic…
Growth Spurts
"Discontent and disorder are signs of energy and hope, not despair." - Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgewood If every time we encountered restlessness and confusion and looked at it as something good is coming and made peace with times of upheaval,…
Awareness Walking
For those who frequent SowtheHeart.com loyally, you are aware how important walking is to me for fitness of spirit and physical health. The other day I took my car for an oil change and tune up. Because of virus restrictions…
Easter’s Echo Rings
Easter of 2020 will long be remembered as one like no other. My day began with walking along side the Accidental Country Pastor (aka Preacher at Putnam Presbyterian Church) in the Merck Forest in Vermont. A light covering of snow…