Lord, help me to be grateful for what I have, to remember that I don’t need most of what I want, and that joy is found in simplicity and generosity. Amen Tucked away somewhere under the boxes and bags, the tinsel and lights – there really is a December simplicity. We hardly ever give it … More Simplicity
Providence — the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen … More Providence
Mystic Falls, Yellowstone National Park, July 2017 watershed time: an event or period in life that roots in loss or transition— significant because this time represents a major shift or change to what has long been known. A time when you just know nothing will ever be the same again. If you look back over … More Watershed Time
“Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.” Henry David Thoreau Dotted across my journey over all the years and all the miles are the blessings of so many treasured friendships. There is simply no doubt, I have been given these friends as … More to have friends…
“Death? There is no death…only a change of worlds.” Chief Seattle, Native American leader His tapestry was stretched far across from one end of the tent to the other — a mosaic of my cousin Chuck’s life. A person’s tapestry is the full chronology, the lens of a life it reflects and remembers. The perfect setting for remembering him was … More Chuck’s Tapestry
“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” J.E. Pearce Going home. No place like home. Homecoming. Make yourself at home. It’s good to be home. Home sweet home……… As 2016 opened a winter walk in the neighborhood found me saying aloud, into the chilly night … More Home
“I really saw clearly, and for the first time, why a mother is really important. Not just because she feeds and also loves and cuddles and even mollycoddles a child, but because in an interesting and maybe an eerie and unworldly way, she stands in the gap. She stands between the unknown and the … More Blessings of a Mother
“Hope springs eternal…” Alexander Pope, from An Essay on Man, 1735 We are asked at the end of winter to just hang in there for another few weeks, a month or so to really see that things will be changing. With Easter Sunday in late March this year….the waiting may seem a bit longer. An April … More Hope
Something about last week …one where I had the blessing of time and geography to connect with / see old friends – historical, lifelong friends. I sent this photo above to an old friend knowing it would matter and be understood with very few words in the message. St. Mary’s Basilica, Phoenix. Very peaceful … More Old Friends=Home
As the New Year is upon us, we hold wishes for opportunities to start over, be new, refresh, rejuvenate. There are bright clean slates and old tossed away scenarios. There is promise and a seeking of answers. We look for markers on the journey. Affirmations of truth and of something being worthwhile. Let’s remember, there are no … More Little Messages…..
“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” Marcus Aurelius The final month of the year has all the makings for solitude and reflection. But rarely ever do we allow December to offer us the calm and peace it hopes to. Instead we start the engines because the … More Quiet….
Forgive, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace. ~Author Unknown For a moment think of how lonely you’d be on your life’s journey if you stayed mad at and held a grudge towards anyone who has ever hurt your feelings, disappointed you, made you angry or broke a promise…yes, indeed, wouldn’t we all be … More Forgiveness…
Really and truly there is something about September! The start of the school year always brought with it just as much joy for me as Christmas. Going back to school, being with friends, new pencils and crayons, new shoes and skirts. Everything new. A fresh start. New Years for me always felt like it was … More September
To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal, to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. (Mary Oliver, American Poet 1935 – ) Truly, it is a blessing and … More a peaceful passage….
“If we keep everything in balance, we are in harmony with ourselves and we are at peace.” ~Native … More everything in balance…
Lisa Rose Bauer 