In The Woods….

I wanted to share this article from the Guardian about Papa Francesca. I believe that like all of us, in his life he has lived and learned. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/14/the-pope-francis-i-know 

There are so many funny stories in our family and many take place on my grandparents farm in West Martinsburg but this one I am going to share because it is a favorite of mine and it reminds me of the story of the workers in the vineyard (Matt 20:1-16) and it makes me laugh.As the youngest…

Today would have been my grandmothers 109th birthday.  She passed away four years ago at 105.  We all still miss her and her love.  Grandmothers, loving grandmothers, are like that.  I was in my forties and it was still too early for her to leave.  I miss her hands, her kisses and her essence.  I…

“And all of this, she held in her heart” There is a time to talk, to chat and to share and there is a time for stillness of mind and heart so that we can hear more clearly the urgings of God.  That time is now in the midst of holiday frenzy, I find I…