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Called to Move

Called to Move

I've always been intrigued with the story of Abraham and Sarah, who were called to pack their bags, leave their home and country, and venture into a land unknown.   We are often called to move, to make radical changes, either physically, like Abraham and Sarah, or in our personal lives.   We are challenged to go in new directions, but it is our choice whether to act on those calls. (click here to read more)

Christo

Christo

It was a dark night , whose stillness was suddenly broken with the sound of air-raid sirens. People dropped what they were doing and hurried to the safety of bomb shelters. Here they stayed, huddled together in fear, for eleven long hours of concentrated aerial bombardment. Here they stayed, wondering what would be left of the city they called home. (click here to read more)

Archway of Hope

Archway of Hope

It was a dark night , whose stillness was suddenly broken with the sound of air-raid sirens. People dropped what they were doing and hurried to the safety of bomb shelters. Here they stayed, huddled together in fear, for eleven long hours of concentrated aerial bombardment. Here they stayed, wondering what would be left of the city they called home. (click here to read more)

Cracked Chalice

The Singing Bowl

I was looking for a bowl.   I wasn't exactly sure what kind of bowl I was looking for, but I trusted that when the right bowl crossed my path, I would recognize it.   The whole bowl thing got started after reading an article that used the image of a Zen Buddhist monk's begging bowl. (click here to read more)

Cracked Chalice

Cracked Chalice

A friend of mine makes stunning and unique pieces of pottery.  

Larry finds, in the process of centering the clay and working with his hands, that he himself becomes centered.   The concentration it takes to throw a pot requires attentiveness to the task, allowing him, for a time, to let go of worry and stress. (click here to read more)

Stonehenge

Addicted to Stones

When my daughter was studying for a year in England, I made a winter-time visit to see her.   We were on a student budget and avoided most of the tourist attractions.   Our preferred modes of transportation included the Underground, the train or the infamous Badger Bus Line.   My one request was to see Stonehenge, that mysterious and ancient configuration of stone.   It was not an easy trip in the dead of winter with washed-out train tracks and unpredictable bus schedules.   But we managed to make it to Stonehenge, arriving quite late in the day. (click here to read more)

Rocking Chairs

Rocking Chairs

For three years I have attended a conference at a beautiful setting by a lake in North Carolina.   One of the highlights, for me, was living in a little cabin by the lake built at the turn of the century, with a real screened-in porch and a wonderful high-back rocking chair.   I've spent hours rocking, watching the mist rise from the lake in the early morning as the water was touched by the first rays of the morning sun.   At night I would rock and watch the birds and the darkness gradually dim my view of the trees and lakeshore, until there was only the light of the moon and stars. (click here to read more)

Sabbath Time

Sabbath Time

Several years ago my husband, Stan, and I were on one of those frantic tours in Israel where you have to be at the bus or the dining room at an exact time.   After cleaning up in our room from a day of touring, we went to the hallway to take an elevator to the dining room. (click here to read more)

Grandmother Tree

Grandmother Tree

I have been to the Mission San Luis Rey in Southern California many times as both a retreat participant and retreat leader.   This mission was founded by the Spanish Franciscans in 1798 and housed the largest Native American Indian population in the chain of missions...well over two thousand.   Life at the mission flourished until 1833 when it was taken over by the Mexican government and sold to private land owners. (click here to read more)

 

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