After picking up an armful of sticks this afternoon, I head to the road to set them down. As I drop them into a new pile, I spot random sticks nearby left behind when the city scooped up an earlier collection. My mind starts to whine about the number of jobs we need to re-do -- stick piles, dishes, laundry... Thankfully, before I travel too … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned on the Way to Honoring Intuition
It’s May 1, 1996. I leave my Cleveland, Ohio suburban home to drive downtown to interview a woman named Faith at our sister church, St. Paul’s. My goal is to write a newsletter article for the church I attend in Chagrin Falls, The Federated Church. As I enter the highway ramp, I receive a knowing/hear a voice tell me not to go. I now know … [Read more...]
Healing what we need to release
Years ago in a church circle, I am struck when women in their 60s and 70s name wounds they are still carrying on their shoulders. I am in my early 40s, and I think to myself, I hope I’ll be able to heal a lot or all of my own stuff before I reach their ages. After all, I’ve already been on a healing path, and I certainly don’t want to be talking … [Read more...]
Who Knew a Tree Stump Could be So Awesome?
In a former life, I lived with my husband in a beautiful neighborhood where the sounds of lawn service workers riding mowers punctuated the air summer weekends as their trucks lined the streets. Our yard also was devoid of tree stumps, as were the meticulously landscaped yards of our neighbors. In fact, we even paid a tree man to grind stumps out … [Read more...]
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