Monthly Archives: February 2009

"Then there were doors that wouldn't open unless you asked politely, or tickled them in exactly the right place, and doors that weren't really doors at all, but solid walls just pretending." J.K. RowlingAt our Ash Wednesday service this week … Continue reading →

"God does not ask anything else of you except that you let yourself go and let God be God in you." Meister EckhartThere is a popular phrase:"Let God and Let God." I think when most people make this statement it … Continue reading →

Today is the last day before we enter the season of Lent. It is commonly known as 'Fat Tuesday', a day on which we eat pancakes or other sweet, fun foods, celebrate, party, dance, make music….generally have a good time … Continue reading →

Waking up this morning in Ohio, I made my way out of the hotel room to the lobby for a cup of coffee. The rest of my family was either sleeping or working and I wanted to begin the morning … Continue reading →

Early this week, before the fresh, clean dusting of snow fell, I was aware that we have entered that time of year when the snow that blanketed our streets and yards has melted in such a way to reveal what … Continue reading →

"Today, like every other day,we wake up empty and frightened.Don't open the door to the studyand begin reading.Take down a musical instrument.Let the beauty we love be what we do.There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground."~Rumi … Continue reading →

Today has been a day full of meetings, all important, just stacked on top of one another with barely a moment to shift gears before the next. Ever have one of those days? They can be mind numbing and spirit … Continue reading →

"You can't hurry love, and you can't rush puff pastry, either. You can knead too much, and you can be too needy. Always, warmth is what brings pastry to rise. Chemistry creates something amazing; coupled with care and heat, it … Continue reading →

 “Deep within, I will plant my law, not on stone but in your heart….Follow me and I will bring you home and I will be your God.” Jeremiah 31:33  Hearts and flowers are popping up everywhere as we prepare to … Continue reading →

“Standing, standing ,Standing on the promises of God my Savior. Standing, standing, I’m, standing on the promises of God.” ~R. Celso Carter, 1886  As a child I often attended the small country church my mother grew up in and my … Continue reading →