Posted by I was asked to give a devotion to our first full staff meeting of the year last Monday. I have not written or given a devotion in many years. I’ve done lots of weddings and funerals/ memorials where I have written a eulogy or a thoughtful message for a couple, but the pressure to do…Read more »
Posted by After my last post (and essential meltdown), the words “healing” and “home” remained in my mind, heart and spirit. As I went to bed December 31, I felt them moving throughout my body and integrating into the deepest parts of me. I woke up New Year’s Day and they were still heavy on my mind.…Read more »
Posted by I started to write/journal about my deep sadness and longing for a feeling of excitement and joy this Christmas only to continue with a numbness and sense of urgency to get through the rest of this year. I haven’t been able to put my finger on why. I have some ideas and honest reasons to…Read more »
Posted by I love winter. I love sweaters. I love coats. I love cozy fires, warm cider, and romantic movies. Most of all I LOVE the Holiday season celebrations and Christmas. There is something magical about the chill in the air and knowing one day I too may smell snow. (Yes that was a reference to a…Read more »
Posted by For those you who love puzzles then you know the adrenaline rush… having only 25-30 pieces left to place in that 1000 puzzle you have worked diligently to complete over the last three days… Your heart rate is slowly picking up… your sense of accomplishment is almost at hand as you work to finish this…Read more »
Posted by So, I said I am not good at this blogging thing. I probably should have been more consistent especially during COVID and quarantine, but the exhausting reality is… I work in a hospital and there was NO such thing as quarantine (or working from home) for me or my colleagues in all medical professions. I…Read more »
Posted by Yesterday I turned 39. This has been a birthday that I have been begrudgingly moving toward. I don’t know if it’s because it’s the last year of my thirties or I have an underlying fear of turning 40. However, yesterday came and it went. It was a good day. My thirties have been a time…Read more »
Posted by For me, I have been willingly journeying into the dark parts of myself and the painful ones to sit, listen, learn, and work within to understand, love, bless and work toward the healing that needs to happen for me to know I am enough and I am good with me, no matter what others say,…Read more »
Posted by Well… it’s been a while. Quite a while. I started this blog years ago to talk about my quest for simplicity in the midst of my crazy life. It seems I have been on a quest for most of my life. A quest for this or that, a quest for more or less, a quest…Read more »
Posted by Last year, at this time, we had a beautiful 8 year old in our care for the second time. Flash back to November 2012, when a beautiful little 4 year old bright brown eyed girl stole my heart. She was in the care of our music minister at the time along with her younger brother.…Read more »
The Journey Home 