These ponderings originally appeared one per day via MailChimp. This weekly version keeps them in one place for people who missed the daily postings. If you would like to sign up to get them daily, you can do so by filling out the Mailing List Form HERE. Identi-tease Looking at the fierce defensiveness with which some …
About two years after my husband and I began our co-ministry in western Massachusetts, I decided to put a small garden out in front of the Parsonage in which we lived. What I had not realized was how big the front yard was, and the garden I envisioned (and originally planted) looked like someone …
During my silent retreat — while I am disconnected from the internet — I have chosen three blogs from the past year to adapt and pre-post. This one is updated from the final Wednesday Reflection in Beltane (late July 2014). It is equally valid as a reflection during the liminal time passing from Lughnasadh into …
Backstory, Part 1: On Sunday, the minister invited us to think of the difference between ‘God-shaped’ as an adjective and ‘God-shaped’ as a verb. This is a differentiation well worth pursuing. Backstory, Part 2: I was absolutely enchanted the first time I saw a word cloud and discovered how they work; they can unfold the …
Reminder: The clock is ticking on the Lughnasadh Give-Away. Send my blog link to a friend. If he or she signs up and then clicks through to read the whole blog, you get an entry in the drawing for a set of six hand-made cards. Last week was manna moments – the lovely grace that …
Who do you think you are? Seriously. How do you describe yourself? How would you describe yourself if you were as close to totally honest as it is possible for a person to be? Really. And one of my favorite questions, What would you attempt to do if you knew you couldn’t fail? [ As …
Since my last Musings, I’ve continued to think about success, about accumulation, about consumption, about letting go — and I have come to the conclusion that I am really asking myself about identity. What constitutes identity? Is there some kernel of being that is uniquely me, separate from the family in which I grew up, …
I’ve been pondering success lately. As friends and colleagues move into retirement or pre-retirement planning (indeed, as my husband and I begin to consider the shift in life stages), I’ve been pondering how those I know, those I love, measure success. I was talking with my father recently about what he and my mother taught …