It was Easter weekend at our house, and our family tradition is to attend mass on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. It is a lot of church for one weekend, and yet it is my favorite time of year in the church. And I am grateful to hear my sixteen year old daughter [...]
Archive for the tag 'reflecting on encounters with others'
April 15 2011
Are You Part of the Problem? Or the Solution?
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with my friend Andrea Costantine watching the movie “I Am” Created by the producer of movies such as Ace Ventura and Bruce Almighty, this documentary was made after his own close brush with death. He took a camera crew and went around the world interviewing scientists and the lovely Desmond [...]
April 7 2011
Following My Heart, Living My Mission
Tuesday I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend. She was struggling with some life issues (Aren’t we all?) so we met and talked for a couple of hours. It is always amazing to hear the words coming out of my mouth that bring clarity to her, while in the background I hear another [...]
March 24 2011
Living the Imperfect Moments
The spiritual life is about being open to every moment, however incomplete, because every moment in life has something to teach us about what it means to live well. It is about realizing that sometimes the perfection of the moment lies in accepting its imperfections. Joan Chittister, Welcome to the Wisdom of the World I [...]
December 23 2010
Happy Holidays
Wishing you… *Friends who bring joy *Family gatherings where everyone leaves their baggage at the door *Amazing food that feeds your soul *Moments of reflecting on your accomplishments of 2010 *Planning time for an abundant new year *Love and Laughter that rings through your celebrations But mostly, I wish you peace. I wish you space [...]
December 17 2010
Tigger Awaits
Today is the day! After seventeen weeks away, Becca is finally coming home from her semester abroad. It has been an amazing experience for her, yet she is just as excited as we are for her to arrive home. Even Tigger and the Christmas Bear await hugs from Becca. I love that my little girl [...]
November 5 2010
Turkey Breasts Anyone?
Natural turkeys are on sale at Whole Foods and I want to take advantage of the sale. Knowing that a turkey is all I am picking up, I neglect to snag a small cart as I am walking into the store. I head back to the meat department and find the frozen turkeys I am [...]
September 15 2010
Earth Angels
Thank God for the helpers who come along right when you need them. I was on my way home from the cabin and hadn’t even gotten to Berthoud Pass when the temperature gauge on my car went past hot in a matter of minutes. I pulled into the Alco parking lot in Frasier and wondered what [...]
September 13 2010
Gratitude
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. Meister Eckhart I had the luxury of spending the weekend at the family cabin on Columbine Lake right outside Grand Lake. It was an amazing weekend to spend by myself, organizing my journal from 15 years ago [...]
September 2 2010
Goodbye Dr. Sherlock Holmes
He came to me in a dream. I hadn’t seen him for well over a year, and was so sad to hear of his death last August. I wasn’t able to attend the funeral. He was my Sherlock Holmes, the doctor who spent countless hours on my case, trying to figure out what continued to [...]
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