Recently, I had very a challenging week ~ only one among many challenging weeks. A close friend of my daughter, only fifty-ish, was diagnosed with stage-four cancer, which had metastasized to her colon and liver. She died two days after…
Lately, I have felt uninspired, underwhelmed, vacant of creativity and just plain hum-drum! Ever felt that way? I suppose so. I don’t know that any of us are immune from the pendulum swing into Blahsville. It just seems I got…
Driving down the orchard lane shaded with sugar Maple trees, the sun is to my front left side and sitting low on the horizon. It is flickering through the trees and reflecting orange and silver on the perfect mix of…
I have been almost overwhelmed in recent weeks at seeing the amount of suffering that has resulted from the many natural disasters which have been happening. So many people affected, and such total devastation. It has been heartbreaking, but…
The beatitudes… As a kid I thought I was hearing “Be Attitudes,” as though they were the attitudes of the person we are supposed to be. Not right on, but a good start. Beatitudes are actually declarations of blessedness or…