Line Dancing
Recently I have felt the push-pull of the good news-bad news that surrounds us, and can easily drop into overwhelm… It seems to me kinda like walking a tight rope: I want to be careful not to fall into the slough of despair and despond on the one side, as I feel into all the scary and alarming...
Peace in My Heart
A family with two young children stayed with us recently. It was a sweet connection both for them and us. We were talking about saying grace before a meal, and Ciara, (8), said she knew one. When asked, she said, “Peace, Peace, in my heart. That is where it’s got to start.” We were both taken about by the simplicity and...
We Just Might Be…
the Luckiest People Alive! Several years ago my husband, Mike, found this card, and gave it to me, and it made its way around to other family members. (My sister-in-law even recycled it as a birthday card for her sweetie which he opened in a warm, energetic, and overflowing family gathering! How perfect!) Fresh back...
Rain and Return
”Let us try to remember the precious nature of each day.” The 14th Dalai Lama Day 6: Rain overnight, heavy, steady. We waited until checkout at 11, and set off in a misty, light drizzle, north along Old Hwy 99. Then it started to really come down. We stopped for a break in the dense old...