40 days in a cathedral: week 5

last friday i walked into the cathedral known as the basilica of st. lawrence in downtown asheville ready to spend an…

wednesday wisdom: rules of living #6

i’ve always had a problem with prayer. i just don’t like the idea of a Being “up there” in the…

40 days in a cathedral: week one

it’s only been three days and i already feel quite settled into my little lenten practice. to read more about…

wednesday wisdom: rules of living #1

for the next 18 weeks (that’s from now until the middle of june!), i will be using the 18 rules…

enjoying the last few mysterious minutes of christmas day…

are you stuffed? or satisfied? do you feel exhausted? or energized? was it a peaceful day? or a wild &…

open hearts? no. open minds? no. open doors? no. open wounds? yes!

friends, it’s happening again. love is on trial. you know, when people get together and begin to decide who is…

things are really rolling now.

first of all, let’s take care of business. i put all of your names in a little bag (those of…

skulls and flowers for friday.

oh, my dear readers, this just might be the week from hell. on top of the whole “holy week” focus…

jesus, the supreme court, & me.

i’m a woman married to a woman. i’m an ex-pat american living in sweden, but moving back to the states…

what does it mean to be open?

i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even…

the one where you start to write about one thing & end up going in a whole different direction.

hello dear readers! i have diligently posted something here every day lately, not that i have a goal or challenge…

i’m rested and i’m ready.

it’s been a long time. too long. i have neglected my “from death to peace” story for many reasons. lack…

long time sun: the yoga in me.

i planned on writing this morning, but instead i followed my love to an appointment she had. nothing like plans…

when the universe conspires.

sometimes there’s just this flow in the universe. like things are unfolding & connecting in ways that send out messages,…

a sudden, surprising happening that changes everything completely.

tomorrow is epiphany. a day that most people probably don’t ever think about or know anything about. but, for us…

week 2: belovelive photo a day!

ok. i know it’s a crazy time of year. all of us are super busy & overwhelmed with things that…

are there rocks on your road?

rocks. stones. pebbles. boulders. today, for me, they symbolize the things that stand in our way. for me, advent &…

fly away, little bird. fly away.

may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once…

the simple things.

seasons pass. times change. and fall reminds us of the cycle of life. october and november are often thought of…

broken lives & blogging.

i have a good life. no. a great life. sometimes i wonder, though, how everything appears from the perspective of…

the holy man.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science….

how one word made all the difference in my little world.

well, i’m close to finishing 2 of my 4 weeks of vacation this summer. i haven’t been anywhere, but that…