A small thing, reallyplacing some festive color with evergreensin a flower bed on the roadway into Hammond But what joy and beauty are foundin the simplest of thingsthat the season […]
Author: calledtobealive
Precious
Oh, sweet child—each and every oneSo quick to learn the ways of want & plentyMay you know how precious you already are—And by Love’s encouragement always will be!
Advent Soul Work
In our sweet little house on Whidbey IslandI pause to ponder the joy and bright sadnessof this holiday season Old & new memories woven into one precious lifeloved ones near […]
Soul Friends
A shout out to all anam cara— THANK YOU!What a blessing to have soul friends who offerspiritual care & guidance for the journey
Creative Expression
Our art and the sacred are closely related—a co-creative receiving and expressing lifethat are one and the same act
Smile
I smiled again first thing this morningYes, praying before I rose from bedI drew from a deep place of inner peace Not every picture of me smiling appears genuineBut when […]
Rituals for a larger experience of life
Carol and I were invited to plant daffodil bulbswith a host of folks at Pioneer Presbyterian.In spring blooms will be plucked to form a cross. I admire these older people […]
Elders
With the days growing shorterin the season of my earthly lifeI am grateful for elders who inspire and delight
Found in Nature
Some friends invited me on a walk yesterdayinto a lovely sanctuary of treesat the heart of a woods that surrounds their home We bathed in the richness of life found […]
Called to Give Hope
Called in our older yearsto give hope to the next generationall hands & hearts reaching for fullness of life