A Shift in Seasons

As my husband and I tended the yard this weekend, trimming back the autumn plants that had been still flowering when I pruned before the winter’s hard freeze, we noticed a great deal of new growth just beginning to sprout.  Baby leaves, full of vibrant color are springing up this way and that, pushing hard to emerge from their sleep in the womb of our … Continue reading A Shift in Seasons

Moments of Peace

March! Crouching, pouncing with swiftness and ferocity, this month’s lion-like entry leaps upon me with an abundance of shifting and change. Some has been anticipated, some has not. Those things which I knew were coming still have surprised me in the speed at which they seemed to arrive. (Didn’t we just pass Christmas? I barely blinked and suddenly have found myself in March!)   Yet, … Continue reading Moments of Peace

Resistance and Winter’s Gift

Last night I had the deep blessing of sitting with one of my soul-sisters around a prayer fire.  Sharing of love and gratitude blended with concerns and grief over the shifting winds in our world.  Today, my husband and I began watching “The Man in the High Castle” — an alternate-reality series depicting the history of America if the Nazis had won WWII.  In the … Continue reading Resistance and Winter’s Gift

Icy Roads – A Prayer Song

Last month we found ourselves in the midst of a heavy snow and ice storm. I wrote this song in the midst of that storm while praying fervently for our sisters and brothers holding space at Standing Rock. It is a prayer of hope for healing during difficult times when we find our hearts on icy roads. I recorded this today just before the power … Continue reading Icy Roads – A Prayer Song