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One Thousand Gifts
Posted on April 21, 2013 1 Comment
One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp, is a beautiful guide to living grace and gratitude in the middle of regular daily life. “A dare to live fullly right where you are”, this book does not pretend a perfect practice–but it delivers a spiritually supported process. Constantly, consistently, with personal failings. Embrace the imperfections, begin again. The journey itself is a […]
Finding a Measure of Comfort
Posted on April 19, 2013 1 Comment
I share with you a message of comfort, from today’s Weekend Meditation by Katy Brennan from the Archetype Me community: Many of us read the lovely quote from Fred Rodgers that went viral this week. Ubiquitous as it was, I’d like to launch us into the weekend with a reminder of his sweet and comforting words. […]
Confessions of a Non-Facebooker
Posted on April 1, 2013 5 Comments
Hi, my name is Gina, and I don’t Facebook. It’s okay that you’re staring–I understand that you probably haven’t seen anyone like me before. You wonder if I have any friends at all, and how I can possibly stay updated with life. You probably even feel a twinge of sadness for me at the normal […]
To Heaven and Back
Posted on March 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
To Heaven and Back, by Mary C. Neal, MD, is a beautiful “extraordinary account of her death, Heaven, angels, and life again.” Although pretty spectacular in and of itself, the author’s death experience is not the only facet to this book. Dr. Neal relates events from her childhood through life past that singular death event, how […]
Grace Under Attack Forges A Warrior
Posted on March 17, 2013 2 Comments
Just as I was going to bed last night I got a phone call. The woman on the other end called me by name, gushed about how it’s been ten long years since she’s been in town, and when she finally identified herself I still was fuzzy on why I was getting this call. Then […]