I was inspired by Suleika Jaouad's Substack entry this week. She looked at the past year "through sacred lenses." Read her entry here. Looking back on 2025, there are so many sacred moments to remember ... beginning with the privilege of my adventure of retirement. I am amazed at being able to spend as much time on daily rituals as I would like. Drinking coffee, feeding the birds, walking the dogs, meditating, gardening, creating -- these practices that ground me in this pres

I was honored to be featured in The Academy for Spiritual Formation's Podcast in October. Listen here . I highly recommend that you consider how the Academy for Spiritual Formation might be calling you these days. There is another 2-year Academy starting later in 2026 and led by my good friend, Blake Kendrick. I will be one of the faculty presenters for this experience. 2-Year Academies. If you have already attended a 2-year Academy or are just wanting to test the waters, tak

With grateful thanks We receive the bounty of this earth. Giver of plenty, You are the source of Plants and meat, Milk and herbs, Clean water and safe homes. Bless this harvest, Its beautiful colors. Bless this bounty, Its nourishing substance. Bless the livestock And those who keep them. Bless the farmers, the workers, The gleaners, far and near. Bless the hungry, Those who have no homes, Those displaced by drought or violence. Give succor to the people in their need. Bless

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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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...

We have hope ... When seeds sprout. Babies are welcomed by loving parents. People gather together to Eat and laugh and cry. We have...

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...

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...

I walk outside And look up at the tree in the front yard. Its branches are bare. Leaves, long shed, Were raked and carried To the...

Bless this day of ashes, this space, this pause. May we be open, May we be honest, May we be mindful. May we be patient, May we be quiet,...

For a new year, A new day, A new moment We give thanks. We yearn for Happiness and prosperity, Joy and love, All the while knowing That...

With gratitude for this day for this year for this life. May I be open to memories, good and bad, celebrating the things I have learned,...

Dear friends, I have nearly completed my first year of retirement. Highlights include a roadtrip to Oklahoma with my brother, Charlie;...

For those of you looking for The Uncluttered Heart … The emails and texts are no longer available. But the content is here. Blessings on...

I first met you on my daily walks at Kanuga while I was in my spiritual direction training with Haden Institute. You were over on the far...

I’m grateful. So very, very, very grateful. Grateful – in a way that this little word can’t contain. (You know those languages that have...

Help me be patient with myself During this metamorphosis. This shedding of what has been: Working Monday through Friday, Week after week,...

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Dogwood tree in the fall As I walked the dogs on the first morning of fall, I felt a cool breeze on my cheek. When I looked up, I saw the...