The spirit of this blog is to offer a place to quiet yourself
and recall the importance of taking time to just be. It is my
intention to capture moments in word and photography
that encourages others to look for how they too are
graced by the life around them.
Sometimes it just keeps raining… and no matter your attitude, you keep getting pelted. Often, we trip and fall… and even though we get up, injuries happen, and the bruises are prominent. Always, we can choose the path we take. Sometimes it just keeps raining. This week, while in the ADK, the only chance I … Continue reading Sometimes It Just Keeps Raining
As a volunteer for refugee resettling for the past 2+ years … you get into a flow with a crew of ‘happy helpers’ … With the shared intention of making a house a home, each person brings their best self. It makes the time fly by, and no matter the blips that present themselves along … Continue reading Choose Hope
I went back tonight to the spiritual community of my young adulthood. I went back to say goodbye, as yet another church in the city of Buffalo is having its doors closed. I went to offer support, and was taken aback by how it hit me… Memories flooded over me… this was the church of … Continue reading Keep Watch with Me
The last week or so saw an uptick for me as the group I volunteer with finished our 29th home for a refugee family of 6. It takes me back to Spring 2022, when it was suggested that I “check the group out…” When I did, I learned that ‘they’ accepted every aspect of support: … Continue reading Little Bits of Light can Illuminate the Darkness