Archive for January, 2009

This week's winner is . . .

. . . Lizabeth at Whisperings of Motherhood – send me your snail mail and I will send you your copy of Crossing the Threshold: New Year, New Beginnings. Thank you to all of my wonderful and amazing poet friends, for your beautiful visions, for the web you weave here with your words.  To bask in [...]

Sacred Artist Interview: Josie Rodriguez

  I was connected to Josie Rodriguez's wonderful work through Laurie Mika (see Laurie's interview here). I adore encaustic and I always feel a kinship with people doing the extraordinarily meaningful work of chaplaincy, especially hospice work.  Ever since I walked with my own mother through the last few days of her life I have [...]

Invitation to Poetry: Epiphanies

Our Twenty-Ninth Poetry Party!  I select an image and suggest a title and invite you to respond with your poems, words, reflections, quotes, song lyrics, etc. Leave them in the comments or email me and I’ll add them to the body of the post as they come in along with a link back to your [...]

Epiphany

* * * * * And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did [...]

Taking Flight

Red Bird Explains Himself (excerpt) I am both of the earth and I am of the inexplicable beauty of heaven where I fly so easily, so welcome, yes, and this is why I have been sent, to teach this to your heart. -Mary Oliver, from Red Bird: Poems I awoke this morning, on New Year's [...]