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Snake fear and love

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Kathy

Dear Holy, Yesterday I walked up your road noticing your sweet fall wild aster, brown dying ferns, gravel stones beneath these feet. You showed yourself as a snake lying in the dirt. Perhaps hit by a fast-moving truck. Your head … Continue reading →

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What the heart knows now

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Kathy

Today is the last day of my seventy-five day journey to connect more deeply with God, Spirit, Holy, Love…to explore “What the Heart Knows” during the waning days of 2020. Wow! What a ride it’s been. I can’t believe we’re … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from our little house in the woods

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Kathy

This is a virtual Christmas card winging through invisible ethers to find you in your own neck of the woods. Whether you’re celebrating the holy-days in your apartment, condo, city house, country land, north woods prairie, beach, small town–I am … Continue reading →

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Pause, relax, breathe

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Kathy

Are you longing for some peace, some quiet, some relaxation deep inside? Is it time to wrap up Christmas prep, pour a cup of tea, sit quietly? To close your ever-busy eyes and breathe? Deep in, Deep out. Deep in, … Continue reading →

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Oops. Confession.

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Kathy

You win some, you lose some, right? On November 19th, just before Thanksgiving turkey, I vowed to give the house a thorough cleaning by Christmas. Even though our little house in the woods is always very neat and tidy–I sometimes … Continue reading →

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Pandemic memory: is there anyone else on earth?

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Kathy

In 2031 imagine your grandchild running into your kitchen grabbing a chocolate chip cookie and asking, “Grandma, what do you remember about the pandemic in 2020?” What do you say? How do you describe this year with so many challenges … Continue reading →

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God loves nonsense, too

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Kathy

Last night I decided to write a light-hearted blog post today with the title “God loves nonsense, too.” At 1:30 a.m., wide awake, staring at the ceiling, my mind dictated an entire serious and logical post about “levels of awareness” … Continue reading →

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Smoke alarm drama & the Holy

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Kathy

A little drama in our little house in the woods this morning! And yesterday morning. And the day before. I crumpled newspaper, laid kindling, carried seven logs into the mouth of our wood stove. Lit the match. Good morning, wood … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin pie for the soul, messy closet & other ordinary stories

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Kathy

Life is just life. Appearing as it’s appearing, moment after moment. Whether we like it or not. Whether we stamp it with approval or long to toss it in the garbage. Seeing the Holy is a way of glimpsing the … Continue reading →

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Apples, bananas, mammogram & some Mooji

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Kathy

It’s day 31 of this 75 day spiritual commitment. One month has passed already, days falling away like autumn leaves off poplar, oak and maple trees. I am sitting here at the computer this morning aware of a silent background … Continue reading →

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