When 9/11 happened my day was so full of raising small children and caring for two elderly family members that even though I wanted to crawl into a hole and weep I had to live. I have been thankful ever since for those who help me live even when my heart is heavy. Take a moment and think about who are the ones who help … Continue reading Those who help us live
“Not every lake dreams to be an ocean. Blessed are the ones who are happy with whom they are.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan “Looking out over the lake, I felt enveloped in the most peaceful, loving utopia.” ― Laurie Kahn “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul … Continue reading Lake notes
The pulse of a songbird, dappled light pushes through trees, the house lies quiet, and my heart is full with the anticipation of a new day. It’s this grace-filled journey that sprinkles hope in my path each day awakening me to endless possibility. May I treasure the gift, the unfolding mystery, the promise for all is amazing and all is grace! Continue reading Grace-filled journey
I have a l.o.n.g. wish list of projects I would like to start (and finish), books and blogs I would like to read, walking trails I would like to explore, people I would like to see, notes I would like to write. The list is so great that at times it can be overwhelming. And in the midst of all this list-making new opportunities often present themselves.
“All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” ― Martha Graham Continue reading Morning Musings
O Lord, thank you for filling my life this day with beauty and awe and wonder. I am grateful. Continue reading Evening Prayer [06.06.2016]
I’ll admit some days I feel out of sorts, discombobulated, a little off. And although there’s much to be valued from time with family and friends, reading a good book, lunch at Panera or even a bubble bath, at times, even all of this comes up short. But there is one thing that can usually put my mind, my heart, my spirit back in place … Continue reading Fresh Air
Before there was chaos and confusion, disease and distress, poverty and powerlessness there were bayou mornings. Continue reading Bayou Mornings
Who am I? I am restless, pacing, wondering, reaching. I want to know who I am. Years of care, love at its best, have been lavished on me and yet, I am trying to slowly sort through these feelings that often lay heavy on me. It’s not that I don’t want to be loved, to be embraced, but sometimes I feel caught by it, overwhelmed … Continue reading identity
Prayers of comfort this night to all those who suffer. May you find a golden sunset on your horizon. Continue reading Evening Prayer [06.10.2016]
