Easter Green

Over the last couple of weeks, jogging in Percy Warner Park, I have happily enjoyed the gradual greening of the landscape, a witness to the visible resurrection of tree, clover and wildflower. Could there be anything more rewarding and reassuring than the arrival of spring? Nature provides a textbook on

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A Da Vinci

What if I told you that you have in your possession a treasure of remarkable value hanging in plain sight, waiting to be discovered? Your soul knows this to be true. For however many years you have been alive, a metaphorical “Da Vinci” has been in your possession.To live soulfully

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Beloved

Whatever happens in my life, whatever I lose or gain, however deep and wide, precious and painful the human experience, however many number of breaths I have accrued or remain for me in The Book of Life, I am both verb and noun, be-loved and a beloved.

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A Portrait of Love

What if every change of our lives, the good and the bad, the hard and the welcomed, the horrific losses and the celebrated gains, the dark spaces and the epiphanies of light, in the end serve to paint a discernable picture of goodness. Each of us is a work of

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Finding Eden

Deep down every human being longs for Eden. No, it is not a geographic location, like the isles of Fiji or New Zealand or a hilltop village in France, but rather an interior landscape, a spiritual state of being, that can extend itself out into our day-to day lives and

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A Homily of Hope

Paul says, “Hope is the sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hope slips into that inner place behind the curtain of our being.” Beneath the skin, deeper than scars, sickness, disappointment, secret worries and existential fears, flaws, even mortality, lives eternal hope. It is in the marrow of us,

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Peacock Feathers

How does one live soulfully when the marriage is far less than ideal or the body hurts or the health of someone much loved is in dire jeopardy; or when raising kids feels like a pressure cooker, there is yet another miscarriage, or aging parents demand our attention; or the

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7 Tips for Living Soulfully

Acutely aware of the preciousness of time, I am determined more than ever to suck the nectar dry from this human spiritual experience and live a life that is deep, consequential, and flushed with joy. Simply put, my soul wants more and I believe yours does too. I'm thankful you

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A Year of Living Soulfully

Welcome Back! I am excited to begin a new year school year and return to Bread and Honey. I experienced some wonderful little God "nudges" this summer; holy pokes at my spirit, my interior view. Another blessed birthday came and went. My husband and children traveled with me metaphorically and geographically, even

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