1953-2013

What! No Theme?

WHAT!? No theme? What do I write about? I’m as busy as heck, preparing for the final service before summer, planning to travel for my daughter’s college graduation and getting my house ready to rent. I know the youth are still stressing about final exams and papers due. Families are making summer vacation plans and . . . → Read More: What! No Theme?

We Declare a Sabbath

… We want to rest. We need to rest and allow the earth to rest. We need to reflect and to rediscover the mystery that lives in us; that is the ground of every unique expression of life, the source of the fascination that calls all things to communion.

We declare a Sabbath, a space . . . → Read More: We Declare a Sabbath

The Attitude of Gratitude, Year Round

When I think about gratitude it is usually a different time of year than where we are now, in spring.

For me the Spring is a time to be just as grateful. The thaw of snow and warmer days and nights remind me that life follows death. The circle continues as the wheel turns once . . . → Read More: The Attitude of Gratitude, Year Round

Redemption

I must make a confession. I am a recovering coupon clipper. I often have to fight the urge to browse the weekly ads, because I know I will feel better if I can only clip a few coupons, even knowing I will never actually use them. There’s something about redeeming a 50¢, or dare I . . . → Read More: Redemption

See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil

As I remember seeing the three wise monkey statue in my youth, and had to ask why one had their eyes, one their ears, and one their mouth covered, “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” was the answer. What did that mean? As a child I didn’t have the life experience . . . → Read More: See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil