Gratitude
Armed Forces Day
When I was a little girl, Armed Forces Day (always the third Saturday in May) was a Very Big Deal. My dad was a career officer in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, and since we were usually living on one post or another, this was a huge holiday. It featured lots of special events for … Read more
Wishing You a Blessed Earth Day: Psalm 95
From Angela Magara’s masterpiece, Earth Psalms – a slim volume that belongs on every shelf. It is based on the biblical Psalms, but infused with poetry that beats with the heart of Earth-based spirituality. Blessings and gratitude to our beloved Gaia, Mother Earth, on Her sacred day today! Let us vow to better honor and … Read more
Ruminations and Thanks at the Edge of Eleven
With the turning of the new year, I have been thinking about how, in just a few months, I will have been blogging nearly nonstop for eleven years! That’s a long time in the cyberworld, and I want to thank all of you who stop by, check me out, share your comments, and tell your … Read more
A Night of Giving and Receiving
Tonight at midnight, or tomorrow morning if you prefer, for those of you who celebrate Christmas, it is time for you to light your final, center candle. With its light, honor your Bringer of Light, and vow to renew your own part in the ancient promise of faith, hope, and love that was given on … Read more
Countdown to Solstice: 2nd Sunday; Countdown to Christmas: 1st Sunday
Tonight, in the threshold moments of dusk wherever you are, you are invited to gather with good people across the globe, from every faith and tradition. Please join in our Solstice Sun Wheel practice, as we prepare the way for the dawn of the Light reborn. Every Sunday at sunset between now and Solstice and/or … Read more
Good Things
My dear friends ~ It has been a week of very joyful highs, being at my Dad’s for his Veteran’s Day Parade, which he dreamed up and organized — the first ever in Polk County, NC …. only to come home and be told that it was time to let our beloved cat of 15 years … Read more