Tag Archives: death

The maze is your labyrinth

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Kathy

On the day before Gretel journeyed down to earth again and birthed in her mama’s belly, her spiritual angel reminded her about the purpose of Living on Earth. Remember, Gretel, in the deep recesses of your heart WHY you’re choosing … Continue reading →

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Loss and gain

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Kathy

We lost my father-in-law, Jim, this weekend. Barry lost his dad. Our kids lost their dear grandpa. Our loss is heaven’s gain. I don’t have much inclination to write. It’s a quiet time. But I am reflecting on loss and … Continue reading →

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All the blogs we cannot write

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Kathy

This post is dedicated to all the blogs we cannot write. All the stories we cannot tell. All the tales that never reach the light of our reader’s eyes. There are so very many stories blooming inside of us that … Continue reading →

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Looking at death and dying from a spiritual perspective

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Kathy

Today I want to shift the lens of perception and share about death and dying from a spiritual perspective. After all, this is day 47 of a seventy-five day journey to connect more deeply with God, Spirit, Holy, Love…to explore … Continue reading →

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Heartbreaking covid week in our community

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Kathy

It’s been such a challenging week in our rural Upper Peninsula county. Heartbreaking. So utterly sad. This morning our weekly newspaper, the L’Anse Sentinel (which my husband edits), hit the stands. The lead story quotes the administrator of Bayside Village … Continue reading →

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Let everything that needs to go, go

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Kathy

Dear Holy Heart, I explore this with you today, sinking into this prayer of words, opening this hand and letting all drop away as You desire. Apples ripen red and whole, falling from stem-branch at just the right moment. Babies … Continue reading →

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What will count on your deathbed?

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Kathy

Here is an assignment–should you choose to accept it. Pretend you’re on your deathbed.  It’s the end of this life.  Goodbye moon.  Goodbye songbirds.  Goodbye everything awful and beautiful. What advice might your dying almost-gone self give to your current … Continue reading →

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Emotional storm

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Kathy

Last week Barry asked if I might ride with him to a couple of local cemeteries.  He wanted to take Memorial Day pictures for his job at the newspaper. Sure, I said.  Let me grab my camera, too. First we … Continue reading →

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It’s life and death for them today

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Kathy

Fingers in brown sandy soil thinning crowded avenues of carrots.  I used to despair thinning these deep tap roots stretching down past undulating worms.  How could one decide carrot life or death?  How could one presume to kill this one … Continue reading →

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Dance of illumination in the woods

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Kathy

  I sat on the couch this morning watching the mind leap from past to future, yesterday to tomorrow, always spinning a thousand imaginings. Slowly the restless mind settled into the ambiance of the room, the shadows of light dancing … Continue reading →

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