I got the idea for this post in May while sitting up in bed at McKenzie/Willamette Hospital. I was thinking about what story to share with you all and remembered a poem I really like written by Thomas Merton called Thoughts in Solitude.  My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I… Read more

Since we got settled in Eugene, Sarah and I have been blessed with the company of  a few adults in their 20’s and 30’s. We get together and talk about our lives, deep things of the heart, and our personal growth and pursuit of Truth. Our last meeting inspired me to write this and I’d… Read more

Friday Michael lit a candle to thank God for FIRE, one of His agents of change. It can burn off fetters, equip apostles at Pentecost, and stir up change. Fire is also an essence of heat and light behind the force of creation.  A few hours later fevers came. Again. He says, “maybe the candle… Read more

A year ago I was in PeaceHealth Hospital fighting for my life. I remember the sad faces of the doctors and nurses as they were forced to accept that they had done all they could and sent me home to die in hospice. And I did almost die a month later, but then things began… Read more

Sitting quietly this morning I thought, I connect with Sarah’s mom, my mom, and my grandmother but I don’t connect with Sarah’s dad David or my grandfather Eddie, two men who were positive role models in my life. Perhaps Sarah’s dad has been reaching out to me but I haven’t been listening. Thirty minutes later… Read more

My Life in the Desert A most difficult time began in 1988 when I was thirty-two and it lasted eleven years. My mom lost her battle with cancer in November of 1988 and seven months later I left my job with Security Pacific National Bank, at my husband’s request, in an attempt to save our… Read more

Have you had dreams that are connected to the future? This story is about two times that I did.  The first dream happened in the wee hours of October 6, 2020. It was a short segment but very clear and memorable. A large golden eagle, almost as tall as I, its head and torso as… Read more