Today in my morning meditation, I read a passage from a sermon given by a Lutheran minister and public theologian, Nadia Bolz-weber. She titled it, “Our Bodies are Wholly Holy.” In her message she referred to our bodies as “individual containers of the holy.” This statement gave me pause and my mind immediately went to … Read more
Don’t let this year’s Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast get you down. Whether or not he saw his shadow, there are six more weeks of winter! The season of winter has its beauty, joys, and challenges. Added to our ‘winter mix’ is the still looming COVID pandemic situation and the uncertainty that it engenders in our health and way … Read more
Vincent van Gogh painted a picture of Irises. In this picture he paints one white iris amidst an array of purple ones. My mother liked this picture. She said it reminded her of my grandmother (the white iris) and her twelve children. Visiting with her one day, a few months before she died, she said to me, “When … Read more