Autumn again! Harvest time! … of what was sown and what was not sown. How is it that the little critters that spend the summer scampering around gathering seeds and […]
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May
May
We started in April, after the last snow had finally melted away and the ground began to soften. We turned the compost, cleaned up the trash that had blown into […]
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Apr
Apr
Spring comes gradually, sprout by sprout and bud by bud, a swelling along the maple twigs and a spike of daffodil or crocus the first day, just a slight bit […]
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Mar
Mar
As I sit here at my morning prayer, a gray squirrel is shivering on the fence, sparrows are foraging in the feeder for seeds and “Tyler’s tree” stands patiently, gradually […]
Valentine’s Day is generally thought of as a day for Lover’s to celebrate. But it can be a celebration that pulls in much wider territory than that. It is a […]
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Jan
Jan
At last, snow! Is it perfect when it covers surfaces and yet is not enough to have to shovel? It’s Monday, an ordinary day, January 5, a new year. Watching […]
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Dec
Dec
In this season of love and openness, we are again given the chance to open our hearts to each other and all creation. We give gifts in imitation of the […]
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Oct
Oct
Autumn leaves share a lovely lesson: Let go! Do you ever, see yourself in the scampering chipmunk, cheeks full for storage, so much to do! The leaves say, let go! […]
Ah, the glory of Spring! Blossoms in every rainbow color and soft new leaves unfolding in so many shades of living green and the birds—singing, twittering, flitting. So alive! The […]
After such a harsh winter, it is difficult for me to think about embracing a Lent based on struggle. Maybe I have had enough struggles for a bit and this […]