I think I love fall so much because it so starkly reminds us of the cycles inherent in life. That colors blaze most brightly right before they fade. That death is necessary for new life. That seasons of darkness and rest are part of birthing something new. That spring always comes but never as soon Read more…

I asked God to give me a picture of what it looks like to ‘trust’ and this is what He sent: a leaf, suspended by an invisible thread. Beautiful. Not flailing about trying to hold itself up. Not terrified of falling. Not fighting the waiting. It spoke truth. Why oh why is it so hard Read more…

Sometimes Joy just smacks you up side the head when you least expect it. I LOVE it when that happens! Today’s Joys? Running into one of my favorite movie characters alive and well and living at the mall. Crying tears of joy to a song sung over a friend at a spiritual retreat. Snuggling into Read more…

There is power in standing in stillness. Great truths are reflected in pure forms. On a recent adventure I was struck by the presence of a giant monolith. Weathered into beauty, she’s a message: sometimes there is more power in our being and the truths we reflect, than in any of our doing. There is Read more…