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All the Wonders




betharichardson
6 days ago1 min read
Practices for the Wilderness
I am reminding myself of the practices that we'll need to survive (and even thrive?) in the wilderness we have entered.
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betharichardson
Jan 281 min read
For Those Who Are Afraid
For those who are afraid ... to leave their homes, to send their children to school, to read the news for fear of what they will find.
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betharichardson
Jan 201 min read
The Long View
When I feel despair about The way things are Or hopeless about What is to come. When I feel lost, No longer sure of the paths I am to...
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betharichardson
Jan 92 min read
Thinking of Mom and Dad
SoulCollage® card of mom / Community Suit* Mom would have been 90 years old today. She left us in 1983 -- so long ago! As I think of the...
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betharichardson
Jan 11 min read
A Gift for the New Year
A new recording of "All Shall Be Well" by Beth A. Richardson
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betharichardson
Dec 29, 20241 min read
Ruth Duck (1947 - 2024)
Thanksgiving for Ruth Duck* Thank you, Ruth Duck, for pouring beauty into the world, into our hearts. You have been a gift to us and a...
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betharichardson
Dec 20, 20241 min read
A Blessing for the Long Nights
A blessing for the long nights.
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betharichardson
Dec 1, 20243 min read
Top 10 Reasons to Celebrate Advent
10. You get to start celebrating New Year's early. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year for Christians. [ Liturgical -- from...
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betharichardson
Nov 4, 20241 min read
God's Mail Room
I woke up in the night, worrying And praying for my candidate to win. In my heart it feels Like certain doom If the other team is...
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betharichardson
Oct 28, 20241 min read
We Have Hope
We have hope ... When seeds sprout. Babies are welcomed by loving parents. People gather together to Eat and laugh and cry. We have...
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betharichardson
Oct 8, 20241 min read
Love Is Our Hope (2024)
Where is our hope? Love is our joy, our purpose, our anchor, our hope.
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betharichardson
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Cathedral of the Birds
I’m sitting on the porch with my second cup of coffee, logged into the Merlin App from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The app is...
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betharichardson
Sep 8, 20243 min read
Praying with Icons
Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God. - Henri Nouwen, Behold, the Beauty of...
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betharichardson
Sep 1, 20241 min read
Pre-Release Discount for "Davida Angelica Roared"
I'm excited to announce the arrival of my new book, Davida Angelica Roared . The book is available for pre-orders at a discount through...
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betharichardson
Jul 17, 20241 min read
My New Book - Davida Angelica Roared
“ Davida Angelica Roared is a courageous book about lions, wounds, and the healing that comes through roaring.” Thirty years ago I...
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betharichardson
Jul 16, 20241 min read
SoulCollage® Facilitator
Recently, I finished the training to become a SoulCollage® facilitator. SoulCollage® is an intuitive technique developed by Seena B....
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betharichardson
Jul 13, 20241 min read
Resilient
I sit down to write And no words come. I am tired, Discouraged, Overwhelmed by the never-ending Reports of disasters and tragedies....
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betharichardson
May 5, 20244 min read
40 Years Ago - The Birth of the RMN
Around this time 40 years ago (May of 1984), the General Conference of The United Methodist Church was meeting in Baltimore, MD. On the...
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betharichardson
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Earth Day Haiku from JJ
It is turtle time. Strange creatures with funny smells. I Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! I love the nighttime. My ears and nose working hard To...
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