August 2016

  • Pretend to Silence

    It has been a year or more, a silence that is loud. Distant in its darkness. Unknown what was once so familiar. Once daily and deeply, now gone completely. Family was our connection, and beyond. Our mutual curiosity understanding our… Continue reading

  • Podcasts by Rob Bell

    Rob Bell and I would not seem to be a natural connection. For his passion or what he loves is often laced with bible verses.  Yet my truth and his deeper level of knowing life match.  His series on Lamenting… Continue reading

  • Loving What Is

    Alexander Shaia and Rob Bell talked about the El Camino and the Journey; the Way, and how there is no preparation for life after the life/soul changing hike.  I feel the exact same way about breaking out of denial. It… Continue reading

  • There But Not There

    I heard about Ambiguous Loss and Ambiguous Grief today and even the myth of closure, when it comes to death in its various forms. (Pauline Boss) The death that I am referring to is the death of a relationship.  When… Continue reading

  • I Live My Life in Widening Circles!

    "I live my life in widening circlesthat reach out across the world.I may not complete this last onebut I give myself to it."   Rainer Marie Rilke   I heard this on a podcast with Joanna Macy.  What I love… Continue reading

  • Peace Inside!

    More from "Trust" by Iyanla Vanzant. "When you don't trust yourself, you become a victim of circumstances and time. You will miss the learning for mental, emotional, and spiritual growth and the details of your personal and unique healing process.… Continue reading

  • The Way Out

    In listening to the book, "Ghost Boy" by Martin Pistorius, I had so many moments of incredulousness.  First, after not being able to communicate, when he finally did, he didn't know that others could choose not to listen.   He… Continue reading

  • WIND

    What has WIND brought to me, and what have I brought to WIND?  This is the question we were asked. It is incredible to think, that WIND has been around now for 4 years.  It was on August 10, 2012… Continue reading

  • Without Permission.

    It wasn't until the end of the last blog, that I realized the significance of me returning to the little church on Pine Street.  To walk into a place that altered how I viewed myself and the world around me.… Continue reading

  • I walked into my old church yesterday.  The little one on Pine Street in Hancock.  It felt surreal walking in the small lobby and entering into the little sanctuary.  Seeing the door on the right side of the pulpit where… Continue reading