Epiphany: Three Kings Preparation At the turning of the year, each January 6, we do a “gift” spray on our ranch: The Three Kings Preparation. It is a time of gratitude to the land for its gracious abundance and of renewed promise to work with the land and all that resides there in… Read more »
The Nature of the Way: Marked by Fire
Detail of the Way You know when you find your path, because there is a little extra energy there that tugs on you. It is seldom something you planned. The alchemists knew this path: when everything is black, then you know you are on the right course. Before it’s over, everything not connected… Read more »
Manger Scene
Manger Scene My sister and I called the nativity the “manger scene”. We would get the set out of the attic for the first Sunday in Advent. The scene had the holy family, of course, and an assortment of angels, but also a cow, donkey, two sheep, and a shepherd. My grandmother’s set was so… Read more »
On Designing a Building— Or Writing a Novel
On Designing a Building— Or Writing a Novel In this season of the dark when we await the return of the light, I offer this story of relationship to mystery. A building or town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed by the timeless way. It is a process which… Read more »
Why I believe in Santa Claus
Why I believe in Santa Clause I have been thinking about Santa Claus, that jolly old Christmas saint of giving. To me he is as sparkly as Christmas lights, one of the few mysteries we participate in collectively. As a young child I remember being taken to the “real” Santa who arrived in… Read more »
On Being Prepared
A playful picture from my ground of being… many years ago! Some years ago a close friend told me that in a discussion about preparing children for the world, her then twenty-year-old daughter exclaimed, “ You already haven’t prepared us enough!” It is the indictment that many of us parents fear. We… Read more »
Check out NWEI Website!
Check out NWEI Website! Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) posted one of my blogs as a guest blog last week. Check it out, along with several other interesting guest blogs! On Love and Activism From their website:
Thanksgiving Memories and Blessings
Casey and Melissa with Hosts (Angels!!) in Scotland Several years ago when my son Casey and his partner Melissa were on an extended European trip and backpacking in Scotland, our friend Norma arranged for them to stay with friends a few days to dry out and warm up. We received a… Read more »
What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming
Aran na Naomh The first contact I had with the wild islands off the coast of the British Isles was the Blasket Islands, and that was from a mile away. Although we attempted several crossings to the Great Blasket, rough seas always prevented the passage, a condition that often isolated the islanders,… Read more »
Piano Lessons
Piano Lessons I wrote this several years ago, before the passing of both of my parents, a son’s wedding, and the birth of my first grandchild. Although I have yet to find the new teacher, I still love to practice. Music with Mrs. Russell’s Notes I was six when I had my first piano lesson…. Read more »
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