**This is an updated post from 2013 so this documentary has been out for awhile but I think it is a great representation of what silence can do for us, totally time to watch!** The Big Silence: Part 1 Awhile back, James Martin Sj posted this on his Facebook page and I had to share…
As I head for an annual retreat, I’d like to revisit some posts about the Monastery! In my many visits to Mt. Saviour monastery, Madeleva would keep us all up to speed on her progress with her book research about the founding of Mt. Saviour and her family research. She was a brilliant woman who I would…
My daughter was putting an essay together for a school project where the theme was “The Magic of the Moment”. She talked about a special night when we were camping this year. After my husband and I sent the kids to bed we took a walk down to the lake not far from our campsite. …
I love New Years! I love the feel of a fresh start, the hope of peace and a chance to be better. Like everyone else, I think back on what this year has meant and I came up with a list; 15 from 15. Here is a list of things that I will keep or…
My husband always told me he was a simple man. I have finally come to believe that although he is anything but simple, he finds joy in the simple things. Today is his 50th Birthday. We will celebrate with a rum cake from his favorite bakery and with some family surrounding him. No big party….
Okay, let’s be honest. I don’t always love camping. I mean, I love camping in my camper. But, I am officially beyond sleeping on the ground or peeing in the woods, (there I said it and I’m not sorry!) As I approach the half- century mark I no longer feel the need to prove myself…
Our 20th anniversary is approaching so I have been traveling down memory lane and thought this might bring a chuckle. Especially to those who know us. Many years ago, before my husband and I were married, he decided that we should go camping to his spot on the Moose River Plains. He wanted to show…
Last year I was working in my yard when I noticed a beautiful red peony all by itself right next to my patio. I had no idea where it came from but I was so happy to see it. I have been battling my big backyard and really felt like every attempt to plant backfired. …
It is that time of year again, or maybe we were suppose to do this in the fall, but no bother, we are doing it now, opening up the compost bin! This year is even more special though, because for the first time we are able to feed the whole garden and then some! That…
She is over my head, beaming following the Sun all through the day from morning to night she looks from left to right seeking her life source; her joy.But when the sun goes in the confusion begins as she (and her friends) don’t know where to turn Until the cloud moves past then they sigh “at last.”…