Recently, I’ve been inspired to read the journals of several of my favorite writers: Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and Susan Sontag. The takeaway from my reading is a renewed heartfelt understanding of the subtle and profound powers of women’s wisdom. When a woman takes the time to record her thoughts, feelings, and daily experiences within the pages of her journal,… Read More
I am experiencing a time in my life when I feel God’s presence within my heart and spirit calling me to go deeper and inviting me to something that at the moment, is ineffable and undefined. It is Lent and I am living in a gray colored, paradoxical season of unsettledness. Yet, I sense an indwelling peace. I am longing… Read More
New Year’s Eve invites me to reflect upon the past year as I prepare to step through the portal to 2016. I will spend time today journaling with a series of questions. I share my questions with you for your personal reflection. On this last day of 2015, the title I give to the past year is… In 2015 my… Read More
I believe the timing of when we arrive and depart this world are anything but random. Each life is a silken, resilient, and sacred thead woven as part of the eternal web of human existence. We are interconnected within God’s great cosmic weave. Each lifetime impacts history and herstory in untold ways. When physical life ends, there is a ripple… Read More
Today I am sixty-eight years old. I’m another year closer to the end of a decade. The average lifespan for a woman is 81.2 years. My mother celebrated her 90th birthday last spring. Numbers and statistics are only numbers and statistics. A lifetime consists of so much more. I prefer to think of each decade of my life as a… Read More
When I was a child I wanted another first name, any name but “Sibyl.” My family called me Dana from the beginning. However, each year when school began my full name was visible for all to see and I wanted to hide from my “old fashioned, old lady’s name.” I was named Sibyl after my maternal grandmother. I adored her, but… Read More
