Category Archives: Reflections
Vulnerable Vineyard
Dear One, “Get up, my dear friend, fair and beautiful … Leave your seclusion, come out in the open. Let me see you … let me hear you …” (Song of Songs 2:10-15). Does that kind of talk send you scurrying the opposite … Continue reading
Freed from Fear
Dear One, Last week I told you about one of my defense mechanisms, or let’s be honest, one of my survival techniques, that of playing dead. I mentioned that something I learned from the opossum is that playing dead is an involuntary reaction to … Continue reading
See & Say
Dear One, If you see something, say something. My beloved friend Kristen video messaged me from her chilly back porch this morning. She had just read a verse in the book of Zechariah and had a thing or three to tell me about … Continue reading
Notice & Name
Dear One, I’ve heard contemplation described as a long, loving look at the real. In my spiritual direction training, I get to do a good bit of this. And truth be told, it doesn’t always mix well with my sometimes desirable defense mechanism of denial. There are, … Continue reading
Do not (be) disturb(ed)
Dear One, Sometimes life happens. An unexpected wind blows unwanted’s our way, and it can rattle us. I’m speaking from (very fresh) experience here🤷♀️. Several weeks ago, I encouraged us to keep calm and carry on – to hold our peace. … Continue reading
Hold Your Peace
Dear One, The older I get, the more I realize that so much of life is about letting go. Today’s letter is about something we can hold onto. And it’s our peace. Many moons ago, Moses addressed a people moved … Continue reading
Attentive & Attuned
Dear One, God’s lips to my heart: You have my ear, dear daughter, what would you like to say? *Deep sigh.*Tears. This is hard.I’m so tired.I don’t know what to do about … “Out of the depths I cry to You, … Continue reading
Summon My Strength
Dear One, I was served a summons last week. To be summoned is to be ordered to come. To appear, as in a court of law. It is to demand the presence of. My summons appeared, not in the mail, but through scripture … Continue reading
Help to Hold
Dear One, We’re all holding something. And the longer we hold a thing the heavier it becomes. Even a pillar is prone to collapse. Do you feel it? Let’s just name there’s a lot of weight to bear these days, and we’ve been … Continue reading
Overwhelm Me
Dear One, It was the July 4th weekend and Hubby & I were overwhelmed. For my June birthday I asked him if we could update our (mostly my) home office space. Being the lovely human being he is, he said … Continue reading