Really, this detour started about six months ago. Or maybe a year or two ago. Or seven. Who the hell knows? Maybe I was tapped on the breast right at the beginning. We will never know. I go back and forth in my mind wondering how … when … why. Can I take the liberty…
Heart of Stone
Had lunch with a long time girlfriend today – her boy and mine grew up together playing baseball. She and I are both single Moms doing our very best to raise our boys (for the most part) alone. The boys were too caught up in their conversation to notice us, so our topics dove into…
Cleansing the mind, body & soul
If you have been with me on this journey for more than a few years, you know that I usually do a “cleanse” in January. Not January 1st – when all the delicious leftovers are still in the fridge and the Christmas candy and baking is still hanging around. No, I usually pick the first…
One Little Word
Grateful (that 2016 is done!). Over ten years ago, Ali Edwards started a tradition of choosing one little word to lean into and live with for the coming year. One Little Word has been a beautiful spark which enriches my life daily, and provides an interesting backwards glance at years gone by. I just have…
Another Face to the One-Year Challenge
So … that thing about celibacy for one year? It’s more of a guideline, n’est-ce pas? *grin* “I’m in!” then “I’m out!” Memories of a Seinfeld discussion with a work colleague. Whoever said the path to redemption was a straight line?! However, I did reach one spiritual plateau with this one-year challenge. I’m so fed…
One-Year Challenge
Yesterday, I received the message twice from two separate sources that I need to take a year off to work on me. I began listening to Andy Stanley’s Your Move sermons a few weeks ago. I’m not really following them chronologically or in any particular order. Yesterday while out walking my dogs, I decided to put…
The Kingdom of God is Within You
Luke 17:21 “The Kingdom of God is within you.” One of my struggles with Christianity is with accepting Jesus Christ. Just saying those words will have someone – somewhere – screeching “Blasphemer!” at me. Just saying those words stirs a little fear in me. I wrestle with whom and what to believe, but that is…
Proof Part 1
Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” In therapy, “Ask for what you want” Dr. Dan said. With scientific curiosity, I tested God and my faith. I want proof. I want proof that there is more to this life. …
Love is the answer!
I am a great believer in the knowledge and insight in quotes, proverbs and sayings. One of my favourite quotes is: “When the student is ready, the teacher appears”, which is commonly attributed to Buddhist wisdom, but the actual source is vague. Regardless of the origin, what it means to me is this: When I…
Do everything in faith and love
One of my main issues with any monotheist religion (the main Abrahamic religions which believe in one God (monotheist) are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) has always been their deviations away from the simple foundation of spirituality … Do everything in Faith and Love. Many followers of these religions don’t even realize that they all follow…
In the Beginning …
In the Beginning … July 1976 – It’s a beautiful Saturday night with a star-filled sky in Barton, Vermont. Like every other summer evening, my family and our campground friends huddled around the campfire to laugh, talk and pop Jiffy-Pop popcorn. I loved those weekends in Vermont … swimming in the lake, tadpole fishing in…
Reality reconciles science and religion: Michael Dowd at TEDxGrandRapids
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