A Lesson in Confidence from the Great Blue Heron
With their lanky legs, Great Blue Herons don’t look like they should be able to fly, but they are quite graceful. With God’s help you can be more than you appear to be too!
Native Wildflower Treasures
In the past, I have not been a fan of letting grasses grow. I’ve been partial to a well-mowed field, but this year we’ve let our field grow a bit. The cool thing about letting things grow is you discover that you have treasures you never knew you had. To help the pollinator population, we…
Sunsets: A Lesson in Nature’s Equality
Each sunset is unique. There’s not one that is the same, even when you’re looking at the same patch of sky night after night after night. It’s easy to let the days run into each other, going through the motions, head-down, nose to the grindstone, and miss out on the wonders and beauties to be…
Can Butterflies See Their Own Wings?
Butterflies can’t see their own wings, but the rest of the world can. There is greatness within you. Get still and connect with it.
Luminous Reflections – Canoeing the West Chickamauga Creek
Reflections and connection with nature while canoeing the West Chickamauga Creek in Chickamauga / Ringgold, Georgia. I hope it inspires you to connect with nature and see and feel God’s presence in the world around you. In a previous post, I wrote about the unusual connection I felt with nature while canoeing down the West…
Sandhill Cranes and the Message of Mud Creek
My spiritual, revelatory experience canoeing on Mud Creek in Winneconne, Wisconsin with my husband, the sandhill cranes, Canada geese, red-winged blackbirds, great blue heron, and green heron. About an hour before sunset last night, my husband, Dave, and I went for a canoe ride up Mud Creek in Winneconne, Wisconsin. Whenever we go out in…
Meditative Journey: The Rock Tumbler of Life
I’m always looking for meaning in the madness of life. Today, during a meditative journey, I was given a parable about the rock tumbler of life. It shifted my perspective on the meaning of life and why things happen the way they do in mortality. We’ve been reading the Old Testament – specifically the stories…
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Meditation Journey: There Is Only Remembering or Forgetting
I had an exquisite enlightening experience with my morning meditation today. It was the kind of experience that will leave me forever changed.
Lunar Eclipses and Lackluster Experiences
The most recent lunar eclipse in mid-May taught me something about my expectations and how I let them rob me of the joy of the moment. I was able to capture some photos of the eclipse while it was in process. Unfortunately, just as it reached its peak, the haze moved in and then the…
Womanhood Defined
What is a woman? For centuries this was a simple question. Not anymore. What is a woman and why are those in power intent upon destroying her?