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A Series of Poems for Prayers:#2 To the God of Creation

The Beauty of the Earth God of trees, God of Seas, of wheat fields, rivers, and wind. To you, we give our praise. God of birdsong, God of...

Around the Bend, Wildflowers.

They gather and grow Together all year, here. But come October, They blaze. Wildflowers. New England Aster, Meadow Rue and Goldenrod....

Access a Dose of PEACE in 10 Little Minutes?? Try it and see.

I have a friend who spends a month in the summer at the shore. She does it every year. Her kids come and go. Her mom comes a few times....

Canadian Geese: Pondering God's Creation, and a poem inviting you to pause...

My return to the northeast has washed over me in unexpected ways. I migrated back here in October after 23 years too far from home. The...

Can I mention Hell, or is that going to offend you? It may be the key to your joy.

Holy Week. Dark before the dawn. Death before resurrection. Suffering before glory. The first warm breeze of spring is far more...

A REAL Life...(what childhood once was and still should be).

I have been neglecting my blog. In days with lots of words, opinions blasted every which way, I have felt highly unmotivated to post...

The Pelican: a poem.

I was surprised by the envy I felt that day at the ocean. Not envy of the laughter and fun I witnessed going on all around me. Not envy...

Four Essentials: Raising a Well-Developed Child, Part 2...Nature and Quiet Space

I have worked with teenagers, children and families for the last 20 years. One of my conclusions: living a life of purpose, wholeness and...

I'm a pruned plant. I hate it and want it at the same time.

There are seasons of life that take our breath away. I don’t mean in a wonderstruck or captivating way. They snatch up our attention, but...

The Wood Pile Made Me Cry: fight the epidemic of narcissism...

I pulled into a parking lot and noticed a pick-up truck filled with chopped wood. It was 1990, my freshman year of college. My response...