Happy Feast of St Francis
I went back to read what I wrote last year and found that it expresses pretty well what I want to say on this day we celebrate one of my favorite Saints, so here’s a slightly edited and updated version: Francis is known for many things, his life of poverty, his commitment to peace, and especially […]
Autumn Spirituality & Some Fun
My friend Rachelle at Magpie Girl has another zine available, this time in celebration of autumn. Since we’re in a writing group together I got to preview the contents — her beautiful essays about celebrating different sacred autumnal feasts and festivals such as Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Ramadan, and an act of remembrance for 9/11, absolutely scrumptious […]
Invitation to Poetry: Requiem for a Sunflower
Welcome to our fourth Poetry Party. These are posted every other Monday. I select an image and a title and invite you to respond with your poems and other words inspired by the image below. Leave them in the comments and I’ll add them to the body of the post as they come in along with […]
Equinox Blessings
Tess’ Sunday Collection is all about autumn, so head on over to read a number of wonderful links! Bette has blessed me this day with the kindest and most gracious words. Bette has been reading my blog since almost the beginning and has become a wonderful online friend who has inspired me in many ways, […]
Preparing for Autumn
The equinox is in a week, one of the two dates when the sun hovers above the equator and day and night are equal. In the solar calendar it is also the beginning of autumn. Here in Seattle we are starting to get hints of autumn’s arrival — cooler days that are getting noticeably shorter […]
Freedom: On Being Uncaged
I am so very moved at the poetic response to my post of a few days ago. I have absolutely loved reading your words and have really gathered them close to my heart and reflected on the meaning of freedom and why the cage can sometimes be so inviting, so comfortable and what it takes […]
Invitation to Poetry: Freedom
I had such fun with my first Invitation to Poetry posted a couple of weeks ago and loved reading all of your contributions so here is another invitation for you, my wonderful readers, to add your own words to the image below. This is a simple collage I made in about five minutes during a design elements class […]