A Home environment for mental health

Create a home that is conducive to mental wellness and recoveryImage by Krisztina Papp from Pixabay “The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Maya Angelou When my sons were little, after evening stories and...

The subtle temptation of special

“Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am...

ClimbIng

Hiking is my newest adventure. Over the years, I have set physical challenges for myself. This is partly for health, partly for fun, but also an act of gratitude. My body is capable of stepping and clambering and climbing, and I am so thankful. I honor it when I use...

Sowing in Tears

“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. (S)he who goes to and fro weeping, carrying (her) bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing (her) sheaves with her.” (Psalm 126:5-6) What is the weeping time  for you? What triggers...

Fabric of faithfulness

The fabric of faithfulness is woven with the threads of small choices.  It is typical to pause mid-year and check on the goals one made when the year was newborn. My word for this year is “faithful.” I am a month late with my half-year reflection, so that should...