Writing, books, musings, philosophy.
My mother loved to shop and she had great taste in clothes. She would often show up at my house with a new pair of pants, a shirt, or skirt for me. We were about the same size so after she passed away in 2017, I would periodically look in her closet and pick something…
This is a nature poem I wrote April 10, 2022 about the changing of the seasons and the new lens through which I am seeing the world. Not only is my camera helping me discover hidden treasures, but also I’m learning to be more observant – to listen and look at nature in new ways. I’m finding the lessons, symbols, and messages broadcasting through nature; and it’s changing my life for the better.
In recent years, I’ve made peace with the past. I don’t rehash often. But occasionally, when I bump into a conflicting viewpoint of what happened, I revisit yesteryear. I most especially, do this when someone I love sees me as the villain in his life story! God has told me specifically to stop rehashing the…
A simple 4-step process we can use to increase compassion, understanding, and clarity of communication with God, the earth and others. “I love to think of nature as having unlimited broadcasting stations, through which God speaks to us every day, every hour, and every moment of our lives, if we will only tune in and…
What is womanhood, motherhood and the Divine Feminine and why is it so critical to the condition and continuance of society? In this article, I reflect on the women in my life and what I learned from them about love and moral rectitude.
Around noon, Dave and I went for a walk to the creek. I carried along my camera and my notebook with the objective of sitting on what we call the Intention Rock by the creek. It’s a great place to center myself, ponder, and photograph birds. When we first entered the field, Dave pointed to…
An exploration of Christ’s Language of Parables and Symbols in Creation. God is constantly sharing solutions. Do you hear Him in nature? Have you ever struggled with a perplexing question, or wrestled for a solution to a challenge that seemed insurmountable? Have you ever considered that the answers could be right in front of your…
Have you ever been so focused on one thing that you missed seeing opportunities or items that were right under your nose? I do this standing in our cluttered pantry. I expect it to be hard to find the molasses, for example, so it is. I give up for a while, come back later, and…
“Earth has no sorrow that Earth cannot heal… Deep within us is a primal love of the earth.” John Muir A love for nature and the Earth can’t be forced or induced by fear. You can’t be scared into loving something or someone. As John Muir believed, a love of nature must be re-awakened! God…
We think of living on the edge as brave, but in nature, the edge is actually a really good place to hide. But we as humans were not born to hide! We were born to shine! In modern terms, “living on the edge” has come to be known as living dangerously or having an unusual…
