On Sunday Tim and I went to Bandelier National Park to hike up to Cerro Grande Peak (10,199 ft). The well-marked trail starts through a relatively flat meadow, but soon begins to rise through a pine forest. Pinecones and needles were scattered all over the ground. The trail is a little over two miles to…
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15: 12 – 13 It’s a rainy day here in Santa Fe, but the land seems grateful for the moisture. You can smell it in…
We find ourselves grieving so much these days. We grieve too many deaths from mass shootings, the rising Covid-19 numbers, and the killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center by a police officer. We hold our collective breath as the jury deliberates the verdict for Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. We are…
In retirement I often find myself reflecting on the many, many people who guided me on my way. One of my favorite people to remember is Trudy. She came into my office my first week on the job as Pastor of Peace Church and handed me a green recipe box. I opened the little tin…
Easter is past, but thankfully Jesus keeps popping up to help us on our journeys as we struggle to be people of hope. There are so many resurrection stories in the bible and in our lives. Luckily, the resurrection was never ever a, “one and done” kind of miracle. One of my favorite resurrection stories…
On Sunday afternoon we walked the trail along Tischer Creek and my husband Tim took this amazing photo. Beautiful icicles stubbornly clung to the branches leaning over the rushing waters of the creek. Afterward as I looked at the picture I thought of the John Prine song, “Make Me and Angel” Make me an angel…
“There the angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of a bush”. —Exodus 3:2 I’ve been thinking about Mary Martin a lot this past week. It’s been six years since she died but I still feel her presence some days. She taught me so much in the over 20 years she…
I spent last week walking among the trees. Finn, our four-year-old golden retriever and I spent our days hiking portions of the Superior Hiking Trail, mostly spur trails like Oberg Mountain, Lake Agnes, Section 13 with its incredible views. I love the tree shadows of blue against the snow that sun creates this time of…
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heartbe pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. – Psalm 19:14. For over 30 years I started each Sunday morning sermon with this prayer from the Psalmist. This past Sunday I spent the day hiking up the Kadunce River and it was truly Church….
“ those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it “ — Mark 8:35 I find myself drawn to these words about losing and saving as we mark over 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 in the United States. This year has been marked by so many different…