Not wanting to lose the fleeting moment, time was not wasted by racing outdoors. I snapped this photo looking out our living room window at 8:37 this evening. "8:25 PM Sunday, April 30, 2017 (CDT) Sunset in Brainerd, MN" is what Google told me. It was there. And, then it was gone. A moment in…

I asked Dick what this meant to him. His rapid fire response was, "Well, this conversation is heavy," then, pointing overhead, he said, "Look at the yellow butterfly!" Oh, yes. He gets it. He lives it. In her insightful article, Rev. Felicia Searcy, of Unity Worldwide Ministries, gets to the core of its meaning and…

I did not know. Until now. There is an international grassroots movement to fight hunger called The Empty Bowl Project. Adult potters from the community and students from local schools craft bowls hand-thrown on a potters wheel or more free-form by manipulating the clay in their hands. Restaurant owners prepare pots of soup. Community members…

Dick and I began watching the full lunar eclipse at 3:00 a.m. Eastern/2:00 a.m. Central, which was when it reportedly peaked. I snapped this photo at 3:21 a.m. Eastern/2:21 a.m. Central. We did not see the intense blood-red hue that some witnessed, but this coloration was commonly reported, too. My meager point and shoot… its…

It all began with conversations recently. Various guests on different days each sharing their insights regarding what is truly important, how to achieve it, and living in the here and now with unbridled joy. We can come up with so many excuses that prevent us from making something happen and allowing joy to fill our life.…

An old Cherokee told his grandson, “My son, there’s a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It’s anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego. The other is Good. It’s joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, and truth.” The boy thought about it and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?” The old…

My daughter, Jessie, clicked this photo of an adjacent condominium complex as she stood on her balcony while Dick and I stayed with her this past weekend. The early morning fog rolled in and virtually obliterated the waterfront and bridges outside her window creating this image of a castle in the air.     The image caused me to remember a quote that propelled…

Mary, did you know? Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN70R-3ao0U Mary, did you knowthat your Baby Boy will one day walk on water?Mary, did you knowthat your Baby Boy will save our sons and daughters?Did you knowthat your Baby Boy has come to make you new?This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you. Mary,…

Wabi-sabi, an ancient philosopy rooted in Zen Buddhism, is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. An easily understood example, from the October 2010 issue of Whole Living Magazine Wabi Sabi Your Life: 6 Strategies for Embracing Imperfection by Gretchen Roberts, is "asymmetrical heirloom vegetables, handmade pottery, crow's feet, and the frayed sleeves of a favorite wool sweater." Loosely translated,…

Each Memorial Day, Dick and I attend an outdoor ceremony honoring men and women presently serving in a branch of the armed forces and those who have been injured or killed protecting our country and freedom. A speaker at this year's event reminded us that "freedom is not free". It comes at a cost. He shared Eleanor Roosevelt's Wartime Prayer. "Lest I keep my complacent…