All the Wonders

This weekend was "The Great Backyard Bird Count." I pulled out my binoculars, bird book, and piece of paper to write down all the birds I...

Each morning and evening The dog and I walk together Up or down the road. We startle a rabbit Somewhere along the way. The rabbit bounds...

When life has slowed, And days run into days run into days I count my time in dog walks and cups of coffee. I watch the plants, Reaching...

How strange and wonderful that I can wake up in the hot, humid south and go to sleep in the cool mountains of Colorado. Today is my first...

Dear Doughnut Fairy, I don't know who you are, but I wanted to thank you for this amazing gift you left for me this morning with the...

I first rode a horse when I was in early elementary school. It was a pony owned by a family in our church. I was hooked and asked, "Dad,...

I sit at the kitchen table, work, And watch the birds. I take a break and snap a picture. The snow has come And the birds have nothing to...

I heard the wind last night. All night it blew Like the Oklahoma wind of my childhood. The wind roars Power, Life. Don't stay in one...

I walk by this rose in front of the chapel and then turn around to stand in front of it. This bloom calls to me. "I am here. See me."...

Jack came in to work with me last week so we could get a portrait made to use in Alive Now magazine and on the back cover of my new book....

Bless to me this bobber This red and yellow bobber That floats in the water attached to my line. Bless to me this bobber And the...

To those who wake, Send your blessing. To those who travel, Send your blessing. To those who are in trouble, Send your blessing. To those...

Took walks up and down the river canyon. Poked around and remembered. Watched the chipmunks. Took pictures. Knit a prayer shawl. Played...

Every year, as a Clergy member of the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church, I travel to Colorado for Annual...

Today is the 150th anniversary of the poet William Butler Yates, the one who wrote the poem that gave this mountain cabin (and 4 other...

Let this day be your day. Let your Spirit be in my spirit, Your words in my mouth, Your love in my heart. Let me be your hands, Your...

Sometimes it seems As though my life is Careening out of control. Sliding on a sheet of ice, Tumbling down a hill, Falling off a cliff....

Bless to me this chair This strong and safe chair Under which I hide At the doctor's office. Bless to me this chair And its durable seat...

Spec wonders why he never gets to be Santa Dog.