So many times in life we think, “If I can just get through this crisis, or away from this job, or away from this person,” everything would be great! Right? Not so much. We have heard the phrase many times, “It’s always something!” and it is....
Retreat: a period of withdrawal from worldly activities for prayer and meditation; withdrawal into privacy or seclusion, a place for this. (Oxford American Dictionary) One of my earliest memories of taking retreat is from my college days, as a Delta Gamma pledge going on “walk-out.” My...
One of the really cool parts about our humanity is our ability to feel…so much. Like, the warmth of the sun on a summer day in July, and a cool breeze off the Lake. Or, the soft rain on our skin when we get caught...
I recently spent most of my days sitting and “being.” Reading anything of substance was merely an exercise of moving my eyes across the page. Nothing would sink into my brain. I could work puzzles…easy Sudoku and a few crossword. Even my Bible lessons seemed...
And you cannot see. Anything. Dense, thick, dark fog surrounds you and yes, you feel like you have been swallowed. Now what? Fear, anxiety, anger, impatience. The list goes on. The fog may come as illness, depression, addiction, death, abandonment. We all have been swallowed at...
Have you heard the song that goes, “You can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need?” If not, you have missed out on a classic by The Rolling Stones. Those specific lyrics apply to so much in life. Does it not...
Why is it the weeds always grow better than the vegetables or the flowers? I find myself in my small vegetable garden these days, searching for the tomato and pepper plants which are lost among the weeds. After digging around for what seems like days,...
My son, the one who is eighteen, approached me with this question. “Do you ever feel like you won’t have enough time in your life to do everything you want to do?” My answer. “Yes.” He began to tell me how he has thought of so...
Today is my birthday. I am blessed beyond measure and am Living Large. Friends have been posting birthday wishes on my facebook wall throughout the day. Many have called or texted me. I received a few cards in my mailbox and a dear friend treated...
There are days when I am sad about the governing in our world today, at every level. How many times do I think, “How could this be?” and this is usually followed by another thought like, “God, what are you thinking?” It is at this point...