A Pile of Puppies

What could be more delightful
than a pile of puppies
on a blue blanket
with their sweet mama?

I See the Moon

I see the moon
and the moon sees me.
The moon sees the one
I want to see.
God bless the moon
and God bless me.
And God bless the one
I love.

Remember?

'Tis The Set O' The Sails

My mama stitched this sampler
so that her children
and grandchildren
would always remember,
no matter what winds were blowing in our lives,
'tis the set o' the sails
and not the gales
which determines
the way they go.

The way we set our sails makes all the difference.

A Way to Welcome Beauty

There is a little vase
secured in Junebug's dashboard
right beside her steering wheel.
It is an invitation to
focus on flowers
and a way to
welcome beauty.
What a wonderful idea!

Daily Duty. . . Daily Delight

This is Ben's dog, Berklee, in his chair.
He was uninvited to come back to college
with Ben for spring semester,
so he is living with us.
Dear Berklee.
For me he can be
a daily duty
or
a daily delight.
It's all up to me.

O God,
as I begin Lent,
help each daily duty
lead me to
delight in you.

Love at First Sight

I saw this great rug today
when I stopped by Victor's,
my husband's vintage shop,
to take him some banana bread
at lunchtime.

And now,
it's in my office!

Peace Is Blooming

Our beautiful peace lily is blooming.
I pray that peace will bloom in me too.

Begin

Begin.
Now is the time to begin.

Enjoying the Weather

My brother, Lee,
sent this picture
and noted that he and Dad were
enjoying the weather
from the screened porch.

I might have said
"watching the storm" instead.

"Enjoying the weather"
is much better.

Daisy and Dante

Daisy and Dante regard one another's
definite differences
with respect.

They're Back!

The butterflies are back!

So Much

I want to fly.
So much.

Blue Skies Smiling

Blue skies
smiling at me,
nothing but blue skies
do I see.

Help me,
dear God,
to look up
and see
the blue skies
smiling.

Morning Glory

In the morning
I will sing
glad songs of praise
to you.

Morning Glory.

Beginning Today

Beginning today:
God
grant me
the serenity
to accept
the things I cannot change,
the courage
to change
the things I can,
and the wisdom
to know the difference.

A New Day

How beautiful it is
that the sun comes up
every morning.

Strength and Dignity

Clothed with strength and dignity!
Laughs without fear!

Yes!
This is how
I want to
greet the future!

May it be so!

Present Moment

The beauty

of the day lily

lasts only a day.

May we practice
the sacrament
of the present moment
today.

Do the Work

I believe
this is the path
of a mother sea turtle
who made her way
out of the ocean
and up across
the sand of the beach
in the dark
and made a nest
and laid her eggs
and lumbered back
to the water.

May I be as faithful
to do the work
you have given me
to do.

Practice

Practice:

1. to do or engage in frequently

    or usually; make a habit or 

    a custom of

2. to do repeatedly

    in order to learn or

    become proficient;

    exercise or drill oneself in

3. to use one's knowledge of;

    work at, esp. as a profession

4. to teach or train through practice

I am beginning 

my practice:

prayer practice,

writing practice,

spiritual direction practice. 

And, I am filled with hope.