Do you know what’s it’s like to be waiting? How many times have I been in the spiritual hallway?wondering if a door is going to open, will things go my way, or will I always wonder what it would be like …if only. When we’re young, it’s waiting til you’re old enough to Read More …
Renewal
March blows in like a roaring Lion. But I remember two years ago, when the world felt dead. A friend of mine wrote about it: “FaceTime, Skype and Zoom cannot replace hugging my kids and grandkids, who I can now only blow kisses to, and view from across the room.” Panicked people isolated and fear Read More …
Serenity
I’ve always thought we get here on the wings of a prayer. Here, meaning, into a life that is purposeful and good, as opposed to a self-absorbed existence highlighted by something wonderful I bought on the internet, or a bout of excessive eating, a predictable divorce, or a short but memorable trip to a jail Read More …
Gratitude
November is a time of great gratitude, where the world turns its hearts to charity, thanksgiving, abundance and grace. Over the years, it has become traditional for more than a few friends to gather at our home for roasted turkey and warm pumpkin pie, strong coffee and sweet fellowship , and our traditional gratitude meeting,where Read More …
Liberty and Loss
A good friend of mine lost his wife of 60 years this week. I called him to say…what? There aren’t words for this kind of thing. There is only love. A debt I owed to this person who had given so much to me, through many years of friendship and fellowship. It made me think Read More …
Believe
Believe …in fresh starts and new beginnings It was Easter weekend. Fragrant bluebonnets lined the wide road as I drove several, long leisurely hours from Austin to Inks Lake, near Burnet, Texas, looking forward to a solitary weekend in the woods. I frequently took annual trips like this, to be alone, enjoying the great Live Read More …
Free To Be
Freedom. Independence. Liberty. Great words spoken by many great people. “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to do”Janis Joplin sang. All my life I struggled to be free, from my parents as a surly teenager, from bosses who didn’t understand what it was like to work my job, from my ex-husband who held Read More …
May Thoughts…..
It doesn’t feel like Spring, but no winter lasts forever. I remember when I felt I would never have love, but love surprised me, when I was not looking for it. In the same way, God surprised me again. There had been a lull in my life lately, where Fear knocked loudly on my door. Read More …
The Message
An Otherworldly Message I wrote a letter to my mom. She had died, and I couldn’t grieve. I wasn’t in shock or numb from her death, or even surprised. She had been sick a long time. Every day she took another breath was a miracle. She had outlived all predictions from the doctors. But the Read More …
The Best is Yet to Come
It’s a new year. The time we traditionally resolve to do something to better ourselves. We use our hindsight as a tool to move forward, as we shut the dark door of the past with its regrets, remorse, and unforeseen misfortune,closing this chapter of our life. We look ahead with hope, a little lighter Read More …