August 10th, 2023

MORNING I want to greet the day the way my dog wakes having tucked into the velvet night heavy with surrender   When the silk moon slips through ambient blue to welcome her florid sister and a chorus of birds calls me from dreaming   I want to run to the...

July 28, 2023

Image: Nina Bisognani Walking With Bandit The first time I visited Vaughn Woods was on a sweltering summer afternoon; the kind of day one might spend inside sitting next to a fan, sipping a cool drink. My energetic puppy had other ideas. We began on a path leading...

July 20, 2023

Beach Meditation  Walking the shorewhile rain blursboundariesbetween sea and sky. A fine mistsoftensblending muted bluesand soft graysinto pillowy drifts. Her bright slickerdefiantly fuchsiarefuses to concede. She is here for the dogwho has not yet chosenwhere to...

July 13, 2023

Image: Barbara Ryther  Just Listen Searching for discernmentA sign, a message, a word.Who am I meant to be? Hunting for a callA voice, a push, a beacon.Where am I meant to go? Pursuing a purposeA vision, a prophecy, a revelationWhat am I meant to do? Where is my...

June 1, 2023

Image: Nina Bisognani Come Holy Spirit, Come As the apostles spread the word of God to many nations, so can we share the joy of knowing Jesus in our hearts with those who are still searching for faith. We re-enter spring with the earth around us coming to life. Trees...

June 15, 2023

Image: Nina Bisognani Come, Holy Spirit, Come As the apostles spread the word of God to many nations,so can we share the joy of knowing Jesus in our heartswith those who are still searching for faith. We re-enter spring with the earth around us coming to life.Trees...