Monthly Archives: October 2013

People are gathering their pumpkins and checking out their wardrobes for costumes for tomorrow.  I however have thoughts of saints and sinners. My heart is looking at what my life is harvesting right now. I feel so exhausted with doing … Continue reading →

Every year, I think that life cannot get busier in the fall but I think this one has been full, too. Dining with friends tonight, I heard the negative tone in my stories several times. I finally said that I … Continue reading →

Lord, have mercy on me, your beloved daughter, for I am a sinner. This prayer takes on some adaptations along the way but it is based on today’s Gospel reading from Luke 18 about the penitent tax collector.  I am … Continue reading →

This squirrel was spotted during a visit in June to Cape Town, South Africa. Here where I live, the squirrels are busy preparing for winter. I have seen them darting hither and to, gathering up what they need to survive … Continue reading →

Our minds are beautiful gifts…when they work well. I have just started a six-week e-course with Brene Brown on the Gifts of Imperfection. Our thoughts control us. We can look back, as in this photograph, and recreate an image that … Continue reading →

Today’s readings are challenging. They teach us that we get by with a little help from our friends, even if we begrudge them.  Aaron and Hur help Moses win the battle when he does not have the strength himself to … Continue reading →

Children’s games never leave us. We remember them and teach them to the kids in our lives. When I was in Ontario last year I had taught my friend’s children “Mother, may I?” This summer when I returned they pleaded … Continue reading →