This past Saturday morning, 9/11, I turned on the TV and just listened to the reading of the nearly 3,000 names of those who had died that day 20 years ago. I sat and listened for over 3 hours as many different people took turns reading the names in alphabetical order. Each reader also shared…
Earth’s the right place for love: I don’t know where it’s likely to go better. I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going…
The words “Be Still and Know” from Psalm 46:10 were on the front of a beautiful card I received in the mail yesterday. Inside the card were words of thanks in Cheryl’s beautiful handwriting. It meant so much to know she had been thinking of me. I took a moment to truly be still and…
“a time to plant, a time to pluck up what is planted” I had hoped to become a better gardener in retirement. Alas, this has not been the case. I have only been able to keep alive the pansies in the front porch flower boxes and 6 spindly cherry tomato plants. I do love picking…
Our dog Finn loves to roll in the mud. And he seems to know where the best mud holes are on our walks along Amity Creek or on the Lester River trails. He’s happy being a dirty dog. I guess I can’t complain too much since back when I was a Girl Scout camp counselor…
Who can you tell your story too? Whose stories do you listen to? I was grateful this week for some time on the water, kayaking and talking with a friend. After getting home I thought of another woman who had an important conversation, not on the water, but where water was central to the story….
On Tuesday I drove to Two Harbors for a walk and coffee with my friend Bruce. Bruce is 85 and a retired Presbyterian pastor. He made me a walking stick several months ago. The polished wood has beautifully carved leaves and a leather handle. He has several hand made walking sticks. So with our wooden…
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadows . . ” – Psalm 23: 4 There is such beauty in this photo that Tim took on our hike on the Fifth Falls Trail in Gooseberry State Park. It was late in the day when we went so there was no one else on…
I haven’t gotten my canoe in the water and gone out fishing yet this Summer. Maybe this weekend I will. I love being on the water and fishing. Perhaps this is why my favorite resurrection story is in the Gospel of John, chapter 21. In that story, we learn that it had been a rough…
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” — Isaiah 40:31 On Wednesday I went with my mom to her doctor’s appointment to learn more about what she should do about…