Loving Into Wholeness
It has been just over a week now since Tune has come into our life. If you had told me ten days ago that I would now be completely smitten with a nearly ten-year-old dog I would have been very surprised. These are the things that can happen when you allow the Spirit to […]
Five Things You Don’t Know About Me
A little New Year’s Day fun and procrastination tool. I saw this meme over at Queen Heroical. Five things you don’t know about me: 1. My great grandfather Walter Von Bruckner (on my father’s side) was a general in the Austrian army and I am also related to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (son of my great grand-uncle). 2. I skipped my […]
Revealing the Bones
As I walked this morning, I became aware of the bareness of winter branches and the beauty of naked tree limbs dark against the sky. The questions of winter stirred in me. This year a new one is emerging: When I let go of all the embellishments of my life, what is the core that remains? What […]
Making Space: Book Giveaway (Part 2)
Part Two of my cleaning out process. Listed below are several more books that I have either read or probably won’t get a chance to read. Same as before: read over the list, select one or two titles that interest you, then leave a comment with your request. I will email you for your mailing address and send […]
Holy Darkness
When we moved to Seattle the winters became more pronounced. I didn’t think moving 600 miles north would make such a difference, but we easily have three hours more darkness in the winter than when we lived in Northern California. It also feels more perceptible because the sky is often gray and the sun that much […]
What Are You Birthing?
Advent begins next Sunday, the start of a new year in Christian calendars. The word Advent comes from the Latin Adventus meaning coming. It is a season of waiting with anticipation for the coming of Christ and the incarnation, God made flesh, culminating in the season of Christmas. In Advent we are invited to be present […]
In Preparation for a Pilgrimage of Ancestry
Next summer my husband and I will be taking a five-week trip to Ireland and Austria. We saved up our frequent flyer miles for free tickets and without a dog at home to worry about leaving behind for that long, we decided to seize the opportunity. (We will definitely get another dog eventually, but have decided […]