The Irish slip jig is set in 9/8 signature time, unusual and a little off balance, like life! An Irish Slip Step, book four of my Dancing through Life Series, has a new look! I hope you like it! Around my household, St. Patrick’s Day is a big event. When you marry an Irish man […]
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Shakespeare was a world builder – he created worlds for his audience to enter. They entered enchanted forests, encountered witches, spirits and nymphs and traveled through time through the many volumes of historical plays he wrote. Anyone who knows me, knows I love William Shakespeare. I studied Shakespeare in high school and college and have […]
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How long, Lord? How long, indeed. God sure takes his time! “You are never late for yoga class,” my instructor used to say. “Whenever you arrive, you are just in time.” I was reminded of this while reflecting on Psalm 13. How long, the Psalmist cries out. God is taking his time to respond to […]
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Three years ago, one of my writing goals was to explore having my book in audio format. The result of that goal? I had my book, Magnificent Failure, released in audio in December of 2015. After that my goal was to have more books in audio, possibly recording them myself. In pursuit of this goal, […]
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Words, words, words. We are awash in political rhetoric, lies, slanders, half-truths. The air is full of empty words – words with no meaning, no action to back them up. It’s hard to know who or what to believe as it seems there is no-one who speaks the truth amidst the barrage. This situation is […]
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My all-time favorite Christmas movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. I love it because it reminds me how one person can touch so many more lives than they realize. In fact, as I’ve been thinking about it over the past few weeks, I think it is my favorite movie […]
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Have you ever wanted to fly away, get away from all of your problems or hide where no-one can find you? I know I have. As a single mother when I was raising three small children I would dream of running away to some place where I could sleep non-stop. Hiding can seem like an […]
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Then he said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23) I love Luke’s version of this saying of Jesus. It’s the same as Mathew and Mark’s except for the addition of one word, daily. It’s a reminder […]
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A bird came down the walk, he didn’t know I saw; he bit an angle worm in half and ate the fellow raw. In the Garden by Emily Dickinson. In this short poem by Emily Dickinson, she dispassionately observes the reality of garden life. Birds eat worms. That’s just the way it is. It strikes […]
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Are you ready for Lent? The season of Lent challenges us to consciously enter into a process of changing, to let go of selfish attitudes . . . and to grow closer to God! If you looking for a resource to help you through this season of change and transition, Season of Change, can help. […]
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