Another repost from 2023 ... ****************************** During my trip to Costa Rica last month, I felt compelled to find a quiet space to read a book I have started many times but couldn't find the energy - the mind space - for. This time, by a quiet pool in a national park in the Costa […]

I've been feeling all the dark feels lately, so I decided to post a lovely little essay today about one day in a life; in your life, and in mine. See what you think. The Life of a Day Like people or dogs, each day is unique and has its own personality quirks which can […]

Reposting this after a dear friend asked me to reach back into the archives for it! **************** I wonder if any of you have had this experience … Let me try to describe it to you, as it all happens in my own head: I wake up in the morning, say at 6:45. I kind […]

I do not have to convince any of you that the world feels clamped down and serious right now. We are watching norms being overturned as if they do not matter, people arrested off the streets without warning or due process, retributive policies enacted with a grin and a giggle. Things feel dark and ominous. […]

In honor of International Women's Day, I am reposting a tribute to men. ******** These are the men … The men who are over the moon to become fathers to little girls. Who play rough and tumble, but also hold close. Who teach their girls to be brave, as well as beautiful. To be courageous, […]

I preached a sermon this past weekend on prayer. I shared this quote from monk David Steindl-Rast: “Prayer is waking up to the presence of God no matter where I am or what I am doing.” Isn't that lovely? So simple. All pressure removed to have some kind of formalized ritual or program. It brings […]