Monthly Archives: June 2009

I was looking at my hands on Friday afternoon and, unlike many other times I was not reminded of my mother or grandmother, but instead was reminded of Mrs. Dempsey. Mrs. Dempsey was the home economics teacher at my high … Continue reading →

"For God is a sun and shield……" Psalm 84:11 On one of our hottest days this week I rounded the corner in front of the church to see three men who had been working outside the church, settling in to … Continue reading →

A day ago our seven-year-old neighbor appeared at our door with a bag in her hand. Smiling her now toothless grin, she announced:"We've brought you eight fish for the pond!" She and her siblings love to come over to feed … Continue reading →

"Awake, awake, put on your strength, Awake, awake, put on your strength." ~Sounds of the Eternal, J. Philip Newell I have been beginning my mornings and ending my days with listening to the prayers and chants found on this cd … Continue reading →

"And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food. God saw everything … Continue reading →

"Dream, dream, dream, dream……" The Everly Brothers On my walking route in our neighborhood, I pass by a public tennis court. There are always assorted people playing. Older men, laughing and obviously not keeping score. Young couples trying to impress … Continue reading →

“I hung hope out with the laundry, clothes-pinned tenderly beside a pillowcase and two sheets. I could tell she needed air, a sweet puff of wind. She needed to get warm again basking in the sun. After a few hours, … Continue reading →

"The children playin the stream that runs to the sea-splashing, kicking, dancing,boys calling, "Watch this!" as they climb the duneand race down."Look – my hair is a kite," the little girl laughs,"It's blowing in the breeze."I sit on the warm … Continue reading →

" We all have an appointment with life and the time is now." Thich Nhat Hahn I was leafing through a notebook in which I had jotted down thoughts and ideas from a recent conference I had attended. At some … Continue reading →

"The success or failure of any historical age is the extent to which those living at that time have fulfilled the special role that history has imposed upon them."Thomas Berry, The Great Work:Our Way into the Future Last week was … Continue reading →