Author & Sacred Life-Artisan
While I contemplated the state of our world this morning I received the inspiration to begin “stitching” my prayers each day. The metaphor is that each stitch becomes a prayerful gesture of the intention for God’s mending of whomever and whatever is torn, broken, and in need of God’s Love, Mercy, Grace, and Healing. Tomorrow morning I will begin this… Read More
I am reissuing this updated post as it seems timely in light of the current state of our nation and the world. Recently, Kay Adams, journal therapist and author invited me to a dialogue regarding Holy Outrage. You’re invited to listen. (This recording is © Center for Journal Therapy d/b/a Journalverse, an online learning community of journal writers and facilitators… Read More
Recently I traveled to Paris with my daughter and sixteen year old granddaughter. It was their first visit to France. During our week’s stay we toured many of the major sites of the “City of Lights” and nearby areas. The Palace of Versailles, Monet’s home and gardens at Giverny, the Musee D’Orsay, the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur…each place… Read More
It’s bee season. To my heart and mind, bees are among the most miraculous of God’s creations. Each bee has a specific role (charism). Their collaborative efforts reflect a definitive model for how to live and experience community. Watch bees at work in their hive to witness the meaning and blessing of co-creation. Truly, is there anything in nature more… Read More
Please know that the following post is long and covers topics that are not my usual focus. However, the times we are living in are calling me to write from a place deep within that has been stirred by certain personal and global events during the past months. It is my opinion we (humanity at large) have entered a contemporary… Read More
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
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee. One clover, and a bee, and revery. The revery alone will do, if bees are few. Emily Dickinson I am smitten by the prairie and the bees, and I am definitely called to a state of revery. Emily Dickinson’s evocative poetry moves my soul and stirs my… 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
Metanoia…a change of mind or heart. Ash Wednesday is today and when I attend Mass at noon I will be invited to remember that, “I am dust and to dust I will return.” The visceral acceptance of this phrase calls me to contemplate the concept of metanoia, to reflect upon how God is inviting me to grow and change with… Read More
A writer’s life is a curious thing. During the process of writing a book the characters, story, topics and message take up residence in the writer’s body, mind, and spirit. Frequently the “work” accompanies her every waking moment. It’s often been my experience that the material also weaves into one’s dreamlife so that deep and restful sleep becomes illusive and… Read More
