Wind in the Woods
How fortunate I am to be surrounded by pine woods on three sides of our Shenandoah Valley home. There is something restless and mysterious about the …
“Desert Canvas” by Karen R. Sanderson
A stranger’s first glance at a sandpaper land, To the untrained eye so stark They think our God forgot to wave His generous hand. But go within the …
Reflections on Ash Wednesday
I’m sharing a link to my reflections and poem at the beginning of this holy season of Lent: Lent’s Mysterious Call of Spirit What …
Who Am I?
I’m always honored to have Dr. Cyndi Briggs as a guest blogger. She thinks deeply, shares courageously, and writes beautifully. …
Do You Want to Make the World a Better Place?
I thought so. So do I. And there’s no better place to start than right where we are. Today. Now. Let’s accept the challenge of a young …
Can You Have Too Many Connections?
I was perusing some of the questions on Quora recently, and after searching for the term “Connection,” I came across this interesting …
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Close your eyes, lay your soul bare before God, and listening to this break-your-heart beautiful rendition of the beloved hymn Come Thou Fount of …
Birthdays are different when you’re face-to-face with your own mortality
My beautiful cousin, Carlyle Herbert Dorroh, mother of three young children, was diagnosed in August, 2012, with advanced colon cancer. She wrote …