Wednesday Wisdom

I begin this week with gratitude, knowing every breath, every sunrise, every word I speak is a pure gift. Yes, living is a gift. Even the difficult moments. Through all my joys and difficulties, I am learning who I am, and what I am composed of? I am a symphony;…

I’m reading a book about caring for plants to a group of second grade students. “What do plants need to live and grow?” I ask them. The students tell me what they know, how plants need water, soil, sunshine. At the end of the discussion, a girl with a cheery…

Compassion. I am sitting at the table in the kitchen and my husband walks into the room rubbing his eyes. I’m tired today, he moans. I am reading something, but in a split second I make the decision to stop. He’s weary. The day-to-day demands can make us weary. I…

Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), an English mystic, experienced and articulated the feminine aspects of God’s love. “The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything,” she said.  I like folding our towels: the body towel, the hand towel, the washcloth. I fold them and stack them in a pile…