Each day when we first wake up and our eyes slowly open, there are silent, profound moments of awakening. Jungians tell us these are the first, most defenseless moments we will have in our day. These morning moments when our ego is still asleep are special spaces when...
Jay is a Muslim from China. He knows what happens to Muslims in China. When caught, they are put into internment camps where they are treated to holocaust-like conditions with no hope for freedom. Becoming a dad changed everything for Jay. Looking into his son’s eyes...
When I was young, my bedroom had a closet with a little corner space tucked in the back. It was the perfect place to hide. I spent a lot of time there. I wrote and drew on the walls in that tiny space. The images and words were expressions of my truest elementary...
Click Here to DownloadA Mother's HeartI am excited to be training to become a parenting coach! A couple of years ago I attended a seminar about parenting that rocked my world. For two days I listened to a man in his seventies lay the groundwork for cultivating well...
Click Here to DownloadA New Season Surrounded by pollen and allergies, it is hard to miss that spring has sprung. New, light pink buds on the trees plus more grass to mow puts me in mind of new life and rebirth. After the dying that comes during winter, the rebirth of...
Click Here to Download A Full CopyArt is Made by Ordinary HumansWhether you are flamboyant or reclusive, intellectual or intuitive, creating fine art or folk art … you have a path. One of those paths is yours … Make art. (Art & Fear, David Bayles and Ted Orland) Do...
Click Here to Download A Full CopyA Valentine for You I see you. I’ve heard some of your stories. The scenes remain with me. I caught your brilliance, marveled at your resilience and soaked in your essence. I have been amazed. I noticed the innocent four year old you...
Click Here to Download A Full CopyEpiphany? These holidays make me tired. The proximity of Thanksgiving to Christmas and all that happens before, after and in between is A LOT. I want to have the Spirit of Christmas. I want to be filled with Joy. But it is A LOT. And...
Click Here to Download A Full CopyLove Changes Everything Everything started changing when our first child was born. Now, as each child evolves, my world does too. My beliefs about the human heart, ideas about theology, my take on politics, feelings about church and...
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Click Here to Download A Full Copy I will never get over the sound of her voice whispering, “thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you”. We had just had a lovely conversation about the treasures she and her husband had collected...
How moments through chaos could lead to peace Click Here to Download A Full Copy “There is peace even in the storm.” (V. Van Gogh) The metaphor of a hurricane reveals how storms in life can lead to moments of quiet. When the eye of the hurricane passes over, the...
Hi Fall! I feel your cool air! Thank you for the reminder that leaves fall so the new can emerge. Click Here to Download A Full Copy Even though it has been a long, hot minute since I was in school, I cannot help wanting a fresh start, a new notebook or a better me...
