Love in fading flower

My mom sent me a beautiful bouquet for my birthday with the hopes the flowers would last for a while. With…

Why get out of bed?

  In God’s providence I discovered these words from Marcus Aurelius on a day when I truly struggled to get…

Call the Shepherds

I wrote this song many years ago and love singing it each Christmas. It is a simple song of praise to…

Light let in

I am very much a novice at night photography. At a recent class I came to appreciate anew the role…

Faith & Love

The poetry of Denise Levertov is one of the grace-filled discoveries in the last decade of my journey. Her poem “The Avowal”…

Power of Asking

Rediscovered this quote in a book about shaping public policy. How often does an assumption go unchecked when the “simple…

Abundance

Autumn is my favorite season. The abudance of gifts is easier to notice. While the final fruits of gardens are…

Filtering beauty

Whether one is mindful of the choice, the mindset one applies to interpreting data provided to the brain influences what…