Somewhere on this blog I have a list of each Word of the Year since I started. While listening to the Abiding Together series on CultivatingPeaceBeautyUnityAs I listened Cultivate leapt out at me like a dodgeball to the face. Cultivate: to attend to, water, fertilize, weed, prune, be patient with. And then while looking for … Continue reading Word of the Year 2026
Month: November 2025
Word of the Year – a Reflection on Surrender
The overarching theme of the last six years is, "it doesn't mean what you think it means." A wee bit more pondering brings me to the place of realization that this is very much the theme of life. This is often affirmed in expected places. At the parish I'm part of the Discipleship University team, … Continue reading Word of the Year – a Reflection on Surrender
Sunday Morning Musings
Happy Sunday dear ones While praying Office of Readings and Morning Prayer there is a deeper sense of a call, need, desire, longing to live a life of prayer and praise with the recognition and realization that the body is good, a temple of the Holy Spirit. Exercise of body and mind Taking time to … Continue reading Sunday Morning Musings
As you love yourself
To love another is to see the face of God - Victor Hugo Les Miserables While praying Liturgy of the Hours this morning one of the responses is, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment than these." Of late I'm pondering this, … Continue reading As you love yourself
A Quilter's Heart 