Advent Series #17 I trust that these words of connection find you well. As I sit in prayer and meditation this morning, I hold each of you close in heart and mind. I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Joy is the Truth of our being.  It is...

Advent Series #16 It is now afternoon, and the sun is shining. The temperature outside is warming, and a walk on the river is calling. But first, I pause, taking the time to consciously connect with my Creator, and with you. On this 16th day of Advent, we are called...

Advent Series #15 The first two weeks of Advent have called us to contemplate Faith and Peace, and to look at how they play a part in our lives…how we can more consciously place our Faith where it serves in the highest way possible, and how we can live as...

Advent Series #14 I sit in meditation and prayer on this 14th morning of Advent, reflecting on Peace, which has been the theme for this week’s writings. And so, as we conclude this week of contemplations on Peace, I offer my prayer…that each of us is creating…touching…a deep sense of...

Advent Series # 13 As I sit this morning, my prayers go out to each of you…that you may find Peace and Comfort in the quiet of this Advent Season…that each may know the Joy that accompanies us as we look toward the Light. On this, the 13th day of...

Advent Series #12 As I sit in prayer and meditation this morning, looking at the lights on my Christmas tree and the candles on my altar, I am reminded that this is the season of Light. While the sun has not yet risen above the horizon line, I trust and...

Advent Series #11 The sound of the chimes outside my door tells me that a breeze is blowing. There are clouds in the sky, and I look forward to the possibility of rain in the coming week. How funny that I am preparing to write about living in the moment,...

Advent Series #10 Looking out my living room window into my backyard, I am greeted by another beautiful, sunny December day. The birds are singing, the squirrels are running through the branches of the oaks, and there’s not a cloud in the sky. If not for the barren trees and...

Advent Series #9 What a beautiful, sun-shiny 9th day of Advent. How rare to have such warm weather in early December! Perhaps this is the gift we are offered, to balance the challenge we are experiencing during this year’s holiday season…that we might find wholesome activity as we spend time...