“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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Latest Posts

  • Superior Wisdom

    "Little Girls Wiser than Men" – Tolstoy   "Oh how I love your law!It is my meditation all the day.Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,for it is ever with me.I have more understanding than all my teachers,for your… Continue reading

  • Honoring All Mothers

      Sharon Colgin and her "Extra Mom" dancing with my Mom at my nephew's wedding.   Mother's Day, not Mothers' Day is an American tradition started by a daughter, Anna Marie Jarvis,  who felt one day needed to be set… Continue reading

  • To The Edge

    Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) We do not have to be understood.We do not have to be popular.We do not have to be validated by everyone.We must be consistent and integrated, which is the heart of integrity.We must be faithful… Continue reading

  • Never Numb

    Prayer plunges me into uncomfortable dialogue, uncertain waters, uncharted territories of profound questions, and unwanted conflict with my own cherished presuppositions. It calls to action. Continue reading

  • Motives Matter

    We have needs, wants, and opinions and these all serve a purpose, but the purpose they serve is higher than our needs wants and opinions. Continue reading

  • Mastering Urgency

    Is it an urgency, and  emergency, or a priority?Or … is it all three of two out of three?Or … is it none of these?What must you be doing right now? Continue reading

  • Destroying the Destroyer

    Have you come to destroy us?That is the question posed by the destroyer.It rings a bell of irony. Continue reading

  • The Perks of Age

    Let us call “enough” to bemoaning the onsets of age. Paul’s stance is not that advancing age is something to groan over but something to celebrate. “… for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul… Continue reading

  • We Need to Talk

      We do understand that it sometimes take high profile people doing outrageous high profile things or making outrageous high profile statements to advance a conversation. Don't we? I dislike outrage as much as the next passive aggressive, mild mannered… Continue reading

  • Go, Get ‘Em, Tiger!

    Photo by Sacha Styles Good morning, afternoon, or evening. It is a new day. Whatever you worried about last night, that kept you tossing and turning … that glitch. that stitch in time, that hitch in your get-along, that which… Continue reading

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