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Being a visual person, I was delighted to receive an artistic representation of a quote by Henri JM Nouwen on a thank you card from a Lutheran ministry. It reads “One of the most powerful experiences in a life of … Continue reading →

(from John Pavlovitz) You will never regret waiting to send an angry communication. The added time always brings wisdom. Loving all people can get you killed. (See: Jesus, MLK, Oscar Romero) When you’re younger, you just tell your body what … Continue reading →

Recently I had the opportunity to see elite one-ton draft horses performing and competing at the Ocala Horse Park.  I couldn’t help but be impressed by their beauty, their size, and their strength. Clydesdales, Belgians, and Percherons, the most powerful … Continue reading →

      In case you were not aware, SPA DAY is not just for women. Women may go on a weekend retreat with friends and have saunas, fabulous healthy brunches, massages, facials, mani/pedis. The list can go on and on.  Or they may … Continue reading →

In my readings, I ran into this little ode and I liked the analogy of our lives to perhaps our stock portfolio and worked it into my blog. The author is unknown. Birth is our opening stock.  What comes to … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I, along with some members of our congregation, provided a home-cooked meal for the local Interfaith Family Shelter. What’s cooking? Well, we are planned a full menu of baked ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, baked beans, rolls, cookies and … Continue reading →

What do you know? Leap Year Day falls on a Thursday so I get to write an extra blog this month. It doesn’t happen often. 1996 was the last one and it won’t happen again until 2052, so I’m unlikely … Continue reading →

I still like to shop the old-fashioned way by ordering out of catalogs.  One of my favorite catalogs is Signals which is put out for the fans and friends of public television.  It has a wide range of unique gift and … Continue reading →

I spent a lot of time in the classroom of life trying to learn this lesson. I even stayed after school in the attempt to free myself from the chains of being enslaved by what others thought of me.  “Fear … Continue reading →

There’s something about old friends that is so restoring.  No matter what the lapse of time, when you get together you feel that same old closeness.  You have years of history together.  You know the life journey that has brought … Continue reading →