Surprise me with a gift today

Sunday was one of those sparkling blue-sky days where the warm sun beckoned us all out to play.  My husband and I trekked a fabulous hike up the McKenzie, nothing speaks as nature speaks.  We felt our spirits soar in such paradise.  My eyes were feasting on the beauty...

Peace Prayer Society

I don’t know If I can express how my heart really feels and so I begin.  We all are feeling so much lately, we feel the earth shaking, we feel desperate cries for freedom, things we thought stable may have become fluid like a river and sometimes are flooding us...

The Love of Your Life

‘Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.” Byron Katie A dear friend so graciously pointed out after receiving my email yesterday that for those who feel alone, Valentines Day can sometimes not feel so joyful and loving – but...

Words of Life

My heart sunk as I heard my words vibrate doubt to the one person I wanted to feel and know beyond any shadow of imagination, that every wish was granted, immediately, and on the way arriving at the most perfect timing. I wanted to be there with ongoing belief, solid...

Win the Day!

Here in Oregon we’re pretty excited to have the U of O, undefeated Ducks football team head for the championship game in just a few days.  I am taken with Coach Kelly’s approach to life – his mantra is ‘win the day’. It’s not look...

You count

Yesterday morning my husband choked up a bit as he reminded me of the story of the little boy on the beach throwing in starfish one at a time from hundreds that were stranded on the sandy shore.  When the boy was asked why he was bothering when there were so many...