Decade of Hope
"It may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~ Maya Angelou Here we are. It's 2020! If you are like me…
Candid Discussions
In the days leading up to Christmas, my twin sister came for a visit to check out my new "hood." Admittedly, as young people both of us had gotten the wrong impression of the town in which I am now…
The Workings of an Artist
Through one's art journey this thought often comes to many creative people... "Creativity is part of the very nature and character of God." Do return to SowtheHeart.com on January 9th, as we kick off a blog series about the heart…
Refocusing the Heart
Happy 1st Day of Advent... has your frenzy begun? The shopping, the ordering, the gift wrapping, the Christmas parties, the baking....all the ingredients we use to cook up thirty days of insanity leaving us feeling depleted and drained. Are you…
Terms of Fulfillment: Part 2
Welcome back! This is part two of three in a series of blogs which explains "ikigai" a Japanese term used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile. As Vince Lombardi…
Inside Your Community
Is there any perfect place to live? It seems no place is ideal but, I've always felt fortunate to find many things to like in each of the places I've lived. What one State has in great weather, may lack…
Let the Sunshine
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. ~Henry Ward Beecher The other day it was cloudy; the first overcast day in a long, long time. We've had such a long streak…
The Openly Faithful
Last week I shared a post about my guest visit to a church in northern Baltimore County, Gough United Methodist Church. In the hours I spent there, I was served a generous Sunday dinner and as I ate I talked…
Entering New Season
Happy Labor Day! Although we don't officially say goodbye to summer until September 23, atmospheric and environmental change is already noticeable. The zitzing of the crickets is different, the sun is not as high in the heaven and the tint…
Grace Place
I've often heard coming to a place of grace described as "living in of state of contentment." In every situation, when life becomes stormy there is a bright spot. Perhaps if we can find a beam of light in the…