Aug 5, 2016 | images of God, nature, prayer
You surprise me, Summer Storm — though I saw you slowly building in the west, suddenly you descend amid upturned leaves and clouds piled high across the face of the sun. I know better than to fail to keep a watchful eye on your coming but no matter: you are here...
Jul 1, 2016 | nature, psalm
Seven times seven times seven I learn from the lily: rejoice. Seven times seven times seven I learn from the river: continue. Seven times seven times seven I learn from the maple: stand. Seven times seven times seven I learn from the sky: breathe. on 2 Kings 5:10 and...
May 13, 2016 | nature, prayer
Creator God, Playful Spirit: let my faith have the simple confidence of a dandelion — content to smile like the sun when blooming, satisfied to be relocated & replanted by the wind in fading, unapologetic in taking root where it is not wanted or expected,...
Apr 29, 2016 | love, nature, prayer
If I gaze all day at the sun’s light upon the budding rhododendron, know that it means I love you. If my eyes glisten to see the breaking morning or share the breaking bread, know that it means I love you. If I pause for a whistling lesson from the towhee and...
Apr 25, 2016 | books, nature, writing
Every writer starts somewhere: The itch begins with a book that makes our spirits soar, or a teacher who affirms our creativity, or a spirit within us that insists on crafting stories. I have my own list of writing influences, but my first taste of publishing itself...
Apr 15, 2016 | nature, peace, prayer
The lines hold space, the space catches breath, and where the lines bend in disciplined tension, the curves then sigh into release. How did you know, Creative Spirit, that I have been so intent on the lines and definitions and calculations that I have neglected to see...
